Labor de Montoya Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Labor de Montoya, Jalisco, Mexico

Qibla: 43.3° NE
Distance: 13,737 km
Coords: 21.37°, -102.22°
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Labor de Montoya
43.3°
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13,737 km

Qibla Details for Labor de Montoya

Qibla Angle43.3° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing90°
Distance to Kaaba13,737 km / 8,536 mi
RegionJalisco
Latitude21.3672°
Longitude-102.2192°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Labor de Montoya?

The Qibla direction from Labor de Montoya, Jalisco, Mexico is 43.3° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Labor de Montoya should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Labor de Montoya from Mecca?

The distance from Labor de Montoya to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,737 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Labor de Montoya?

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 Labor de Montoya, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Labor de Montoya?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Labor de Montoya is 43.3° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.3°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Labor de Montoya

The Qibla direction from Labor de Montoya, Jalisco, Mexico is 43.3° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,737 km (8,536 miles) away. Geographically, Labor de Montoya 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 Labor de Montoya, this means facing northeast (43.3°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Labor de Montoya

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (43.3°), 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 90° from Labor de Montoya. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.3°.

Using a compass in Labor de Montoya

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Labor de Montoya. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 43.3° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.