Guadalupe Victoria Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Guadalupe Victoria, Oaxaca, Mexico

Qibla: 50.1° NE
Distance: 13,590 km
Coords: 16.90°, -95.85°
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Guadalupe Victoria
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13,590 km

Qibla Details for Guadalupe Victoria

Qibla Angle50.1° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88°
Distance to Kaaba13,590 km / 8,444 mi
RegionOaxaca
Latitude16.8963°
Longitude-95.8498°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Guadalupe Victoria?

The Qibla direction from Guadalupe Victoria, Oaxaca, Mexico is 50.1° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Guadalupe Victoria should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Guadalupe Victoria from Mecca?

The distance from Guadalupe Victoria to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,590 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Guadalupe Victoria?

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 Guadalupe Victoria, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Guadalupe Victoria?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Guadalupe Victoria is 50.1° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 50.1°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Guadalupe Victoria

The Qibla direction from Guadalupe Victoria, Oaxaca, Mexico is 50.1° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,590 km (8,444 miles) away. Geographically, Guadalupe Victoria 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 Guadalupe Victoria, this means facing northeast (50.1°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Guadalupe Victoria

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (50.1°), 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 Guadalupe Victoria. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 50.1°.

Using a compass in Guadalupe Victoria

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Guadalupe Victoria. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 50.1° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.