El Tuito Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from El Tuito, Jalisco, Mexico

Qibla: 41.2° NE
Distance: 14,040 km
Coords: 20.32°, -105.32°
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El Tuito
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Qibla Details for El Tuito

Qibla Angle41.2° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing89.5°
Distance to Kaaba14,040 km / 8,724 mi
RegionJalisco
Latitude20.3204°
Longitude-105.3247°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in El Tuito?

The Qibla direction from El Tuito, Jalisco, Mexico is 41.2° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Tuito should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is El Tuito from Mecca?

The distance from El Tuito to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 14,040 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in El Tuito?

Use our free Qibla compass above. For the most accurate direction, click "Use My Exact Location" to enable GPS. On mobile devices, you can also enable the live compass feature which rotates in real-time as you move your phone.

How accurate is this Qibla direction?

Our Qibla calculation uses the great-circle bearing formula which provides 99.9% accuracy. The calculation accounts for Earth's curvature, ensuring precision regardless of distance. For your exact location within El Tuito, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Tuito?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Tuito is 41.2° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 41.2°.

Finding Qibla Direction in El Tuito

The Qibla direction from El Tuito, Jalisco, Mexico is 41.2° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 14,040 km (8,724 miles) away. Geographically, El Tuito sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your northeast.

The Qibla (قِبْلَة) is the direction that Muslims face when performing their daily prayers (Salah). All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba, located in Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, during prayer. From El Tuito, this means facing northeast (41.2°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Tuito

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (41.2°), the geometrically shortest path to Mecca across the curved surface of the Earth — the method accepted by most scholars. If you instead follow a single fixed compass heading (the rhumb-line bearing), it would be about 89.5° from El Tuito. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 41.2°.

Using a compass in El Tuito

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in El Tuito. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 41.2° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.