Los Ángeles Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Los Ángeles, Oaxaca, Mexico

Qibla: 50.4° NE
Distance: 13,498 km
Coords: 17.39°, -95.17°
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Los Ángeles
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Qibla Details for Los Ángeles

Qibla Angle50.4° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88.2°
Distance to Kaaba13,498 km / 8,387 mi
RegionOaxaca
Latitude17.3949°
Longitude-95.1654°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Los Ángeles?

The Qibla direction from Los Ángeles, Oaxaca, Mexico is 50.4° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Los Ángeles should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Los Ángeles from Mecca?

The distance from Los Ángeles to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,498 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Los Ángeles?

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 Los Ángeles, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Los Ángeles?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Los Ángeles is 50.4° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 50.4°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Los Ángeles

The Qibla direction from Los Ángeles, Oaxaca, Mexico is 50.4° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,498 km (8,387 miles) away. Geographically, Los Ángeles 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 Los Ángeles, this means facing northeast (50.4°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Los Ángeles

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (50.4°), 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 88.2° from Los Ángeles. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 50.4°.

Using a compass in Los Ángeles

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Los Ángeles. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 50.4° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.