Villa Purificación Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Villa Purificación, Jalisco, Mexico

Qibla: 42° NE
Distance: 14,042 km
Coords: 19.79°, -104.71°
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Villa Purificación
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Qibla Details for Villa Purificación

Qibla Angle42° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing89.3°
Distance to Kaaba14,042 km / 8,725 mi
RegionJalisco
Latitude19.7858°
Longitude-104.7078°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Villa Purificación?

The Qibla direction from Villa Purificación, Jalisco, Mexico is 42° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Villa Purificación should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Villa Purificación from Mecca?

The distance from Villa Purificación to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 14,042 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Villa Purificación?

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 Villa Purificación, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Villa Purificación?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Villa Purificación is 42° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 42°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Villa Purificación

The Qibla direction from Villa Purificación, Jalisco, Mexico is 42° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 14,042 km (8,725 miles) away. Geographically, Villa Purificación 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 Villa Purificación, this means facing northeast (42°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Villa Purificación

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (42°), 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 Villa Purificación. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 42°.

Using a compass in Villa Purificación

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Villa Purificación. 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° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.