El Leal Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from El Leal, Nuevo León, Mexico
Qibla Details for El Leal
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in El Leal?
The Qibla direction from El Leal, Nuevo León, Mexico is 43° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Leal should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is El Leal from Mecca?
The distance from El Leal to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,236 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in El Leal?
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 El Leal, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Leal?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Leal is 43° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 92°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 43°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in El Leal
The Qibla direction from El Leal, Nuevo León, Mexico is 43° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,236 km (8,224 miles) away. Geographically, El Leal 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 El Leal, this means facing northeast (43°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Leal
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (43°), 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 92° from El Leal. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 43°.
Using a compass in El Leal
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in El Leal. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 43° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.