Unión de Tula Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Unión de Tula, Jalisco, Mexico

Qibla: 42.5° NE
Distance: 14,009 km
Coords: 19.68°, -104.12°
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Unión de Tula
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14,009 km

Qibla Details for Unión de Tula

Qibla Angle42.5° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing89.3°
Distance to Kaaba14,009 km / 8,705 mi
RegionJalisco
Latitude19.6833°
Longitude-104.1167°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Unión de Tula?

The Qibla direction from Unión de Tula, Jalisco, Mexico is 42.5° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Unión de Tula should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Unión de Tula from Mecca?

The distance from Unión de Tula to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 14,009 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Unión de Tula?

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 Unión de Tula, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Unión de Tula?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Unión de Tula is 42.5° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 42.5°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Unión de Tula

The Qibla direction from Unión de Tula, Jalisco, Mexico is 42.5° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 14,009 km (8,705 miles) away. Geographically, Unión de Tula 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 Unión de Tula, this means facing northeast (42.5°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Unión de Tula

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (42.5°), 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 89.3° from Unión de Tula. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 42.5°.

Using a compass in Unión de Tula

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Unión de Tula. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 42.5° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.