Las Carretas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Las Carretas, Jalisco, Mexico
Qibla Details for Las Carretas
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Las Carretas?
The Qibla direction from Las Carretas, Jalisco, Mexico is 42.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Las Carretas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Las Carretas from Mecca?
The distance from Las Carretas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,885 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Las Carretas?
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 Las Carretas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Las Carretas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Las Carretas is 42.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 42.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Las Carretas
The Qibla direction from Las Carretas, Jalisco, Mexico is 42.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,885 km (8,628 miles) away. Geographically, Las Carretas 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 Las Carretas, this means facing northeast (42.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Las Carretas
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (42.9°), 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 89.6° from Las Carretas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 42.9°.
Using a compass in Las Carretas
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Las Carretas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 42.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.