San Martín de Bolaños Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from San Martín de Bolaños, Jalisco, Mexico

Qibla: 41.9° NE
Distance: 13,837 km
Coords: 21.50°, -103.80°
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San Martín de Bolaños
41.9°
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13,837 km

Qibla Details for San Martín de Bolaños

Qibla Angle41.9° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing90°
Distance to Kaaba13,837 km / 8,598 mi
RegionJalisco
Latitude21.5000°
Longitude-103.8000°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in San Martín de Bolaños?

The Qibla direction from San Martín de Bolaños, Jalisco, Mexico is 41.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Martín de Bolaños should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is San Martín de Bolaños from Mecca?

The distance from San Martín de Bolaños to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,837 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in San Martín de Bolaños?

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 San Martín de Bolaños, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Martín de Bolaños?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Martín de Bolaños is 41.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 41.9°.

Finding Qibla Direction in San Martín de Bolaños

The Qibla direction from San Martín de Bolaños, Jalisco, Mexico is 41.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,837 km (8,598 miles) away. Geographically, San Martín de Bolaños 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 San Martín de Bolaños, this means facing northeast (41.9°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Martín de Bolaños

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (41.9°), 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 90° from San Martín de Bolaños. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 41.9°.

Using a compass in San Martín de Bolaños

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Martín de Bolaños. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 41.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.