Chavarría Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Chavarría, Morelos, Mexico

Qibla: 46.7° NE
Distance: 13,741 km
Coords: 18.73°, -99.47°
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Qibla Details for Chavarría

Qibla Angle46.7° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88.8°
Distance to Kaaba13,741 km / 8,538 mi
RegionMorelos
Latitude18.7258°
Longitude-99.4683°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Chavarría?

The Qibla direction from Chavarría, Morelos, Mexico is 46.7° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Chavarría should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Chavarría from Mecca?

The distance from Chavarría to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,741 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Chavarría?

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 Chavarría, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Chavarría?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Chavarría is 46.7° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 46.7°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Chavarría

The Qibla direction from Chavarría, Morelos, Mexico is 46.7° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,741 km (8,538 miles) away. Geographically, Chavarría 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 Chavarría, this means facing northeast (46.7°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Chavarría

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (46.7°), 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 88.8° from Chavarría. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 46.7°.

Using a compass in Chavarría

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Chavarría. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 46.7° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.