Las Pintitas Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Las Pintitas, Jalisco, Mexico

Qibla: 42.8° NE
Distance: 13,879 km
Coords: 20.56°, -103.30°
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Las Pintitas
42.8°
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13,879 km

Qibla Details for Las Pintitas

Qibla Angle42.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing89.6°
Distance to Kaaba13,879 km / 8,624 mi
RegionJalisco
Latitude20.5644°
Longitude-103.3022°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Las Pintitas?

The Qibla direction from Las Pintitas, Jalisco, Mexico is 42.8° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Las Pintitas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Las Pintitas from Mecca?

The distance from Las Pintitas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,879 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Las Pintitas?

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 Pintitas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Las Pintitas?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Las Pintitas is 42.8° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 42.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Las Pintitas

The Qibla direction from Las Pintitas, Jalisco, Mexico is 42.8° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,879 km (8,624 miles) away. Geographically, Las Pintitas 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 Pintitas, this means facing northeast (42.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Las Pintitas

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (42.8°), 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 Pintitas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 42.8°.

Using a compass in Las Pintitas

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 Pintitas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 42.8° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.