Los Mazos Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Los Mazos, Jalisco, Mexico

Qibla: 43.1° NE
Distance: 13,974 km
Coords: 19.57°, -103.50°
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Los Mazos
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13,974 km

Qibla Details for Los Mazos

Qibla Angle43.1° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing89.2°
Distance to Kaaba13,974 km / 8,683 mi
RegionJalisco
Latitude19.5700°
Longitude-103.5000°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Los Mazos?

The Qibla direction from Los Mazos, Jalisco, Mexico is 43.1° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Los Mazos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Los Mazos from Mecca?

The distance from Los Mazos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,974 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Los Mazos?

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 Los Mazos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Los Mazos?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Los Mazos is 43.1° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.1°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Los Mazos

The Qibla direction from Los Mazos, Jalisco, Mexico is 43.1° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,974 km (8,683 miles) away. Geographically, Los Mazos 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 Los Mazos, this means facing northeast (43.1°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Los Mazos

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (43.1°), 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 89.2° from Los Mazos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.1°.

Using a compass in Los Mazos

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Los Mazos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 43.1° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.