Colonia Rincón Viejo Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Colonia Rincón Viejo, Oaxaca, Mexico

Qibla: 50.7° NE
Distance: 13,524 km
Coords: 16.89°, -95.05°
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Colonia Rincón Viejo
50.7°
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13,524 km

Qibla Details for Colonia Rincón Viejo

Qibla Angle50.7° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88°
Distance to Kaaba13,524 km / 8,403 mi
RegionOaxaca
Latitude16.8868°
Longitude-95.0473°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Colonia Rincón Viejo?

The Qibla direction from Colonia Rincón Viejo, Oaxaca, Mexico is 50.7° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Colonia Rincón Viejo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Colonia Rincón Viejo from Mecca?

The distance from Colonia Rincón Viejo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,524 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Colonia Rincón Viejo?

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 Colonia Rincón Viejo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Colonia Rincón Viejo?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Colonia Rincón Viejo is 50.7° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 50.7°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Colonia Rincón Viejo

The Qibla direction from Colonia Rincón Viejo, Oaxaca, Mexico is 50.7° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,524 km (8,403 miles) away. Geographically, Colonia Rincón Viejo 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 Colonia Rincón Viejo, this means facing northeast (50.7°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Colonia Rincón Viejo

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (50.7°), 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° from Colonia Rincón Viejo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 50.7°.

Using a compass in Colonia Rincón Viejo

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Colonia Rincón Viejo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 50.7° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.