Adolfo López Mateos Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Adolfo López Mateos, Morelos, Mexico

Qibla: 45.8° NE
Distance: 13,699 km
Coords: 19.80°, -100.00°
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Adolfo López Mateos
45.8°
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13,699 km

Qibla Details for Adolfo López Mateos

Qibla Angle45.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing89.3°
Distance to Kaaba13,699 km / 8,512 mi
RegionMorelos
Latitude19.8008°
Longitude-100.0006°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Adolfo López Mateos?

The Qibla direction from Adolfo López Mateos, Morelos, Mexico is 45.8° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Adolfo López Mateos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Adolfo López Mateos from Mecca?

The distance from Adolfo López Mateos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,699 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Adolfo López Mateos?

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 Adolfo López Mateos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Adolfo López Mateos?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Adolfo López Mateos is 45.8° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Adolfo López Mateos

The Qibla direction from Adolfo López Mateos, Morelos, Mexico is 45.8° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,699 km (8,512 miles) away. Geographically, Adolfo López Mateos 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 Adolfo López Mateos, this means facing northeast (45.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Adolfo López Mateos

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (45.8°), 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 Adolfo López Mateos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.8°.

Using a compass in Adolfo López Mateos

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Adolfo López Mateos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 45.8° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.