Las Cañadas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Las Cañadas, Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico
Qibla Details for Las Cañadas
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Las Cañadas?
The Qibla direction from Las Cañadas, Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico is 44° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Las Cañadas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Las Cañadas from Mecca?
The distance from Las Cañadas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,806 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Las Cañadas?
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 Cañadas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Las Cañadas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Las Cañadas is 44° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 44°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Las Cañadas
The Qibla direction from Las Cañadas, Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico is 44° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,806 km (8,579 miles) away. Geographically, Las Cañadas 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 Cañadas, this means facing northeast (44°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Las Cañadas
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (44°), 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 89.5° from Las Cañadas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 44°.
Using a compass in Las Cañadas
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 Cañadas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 44° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.