Estación Mogoñé Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Estación Mogoñé, Oaxaca, Mexico

Qibla: 50.6° NE
Distance: 13,516 km
Coords: 16.99°, -95.04°
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Estación Mogoñé
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13,516 km

Qibla Details for Estación Mogoñé

Qibla Angle50.6° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88°
Distance to Kaaba13,516 km / 8,398 mi
RegionOaxaca
Latitude16.9947°
Longitude-95.0367°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Estación Mogoñé?

The Qibla direction from Estación Mogoñé, Oaxaca, Mexico is 50.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Estación Mogoñé should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Estación Mogoñé from Mecca?

The distance from Estación Mogoñé to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,516 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Estación Mogoñé?

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 Estación Mogoñé, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Estación Mogoñé?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Estación Mogoñé is 50.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 50.6°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Estación Mogoñé

The Qibla direction from Estación Mogoñé, Oaxaca, Mexico is 50.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,516 km (8,398 miles) away. Geographically, Estación Mogoñé 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 Estación Mogoñé, this means facing northeast (50.6°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Estación Mogoñé

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (50.6°), 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 Estación Mogoñé. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 50.6°.

Using a compass in Estación Mogoñé

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Estación Mogoñé. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 50.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.