Pozo de Ibarra Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pozo de Ibarra, Nayarit, Mexico
Qibla Details for Pozo de Ibarra
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pozo de Ibarra?
The Qibla direction from Pozo de Ibarra, Nayarit, Mexico is 40.5° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pozo de Ibarra should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pozo de Ibarra from Mecca?
The distance from Pozo de Ibarra to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,907 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pozo de Ibarra?
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 Pozo de Ibarra, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pozo de Ibarra?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pozo de Ibarra is 40.5° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 40.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pozo de Ibarra
The Qibla direction from Pozo de Ibarra, Nayarit, Mexico is 40.5° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,907 km (8,641 miles) away. Geographically, Pozo de Ibarra 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 Pozo de Ibarra, this means facing northeast (40.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pozo de Ibarra
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (40.5°), 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 90.2° from Pozo de Ibarra. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 40.5°.
Using a compass in Pozo de Ibarra
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pozo de Ibarra. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 40.5° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.