Oaxaca de Juárez Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico

Qibla: 49.4° NE
Distance: 13,646 km
Coords: 17.11°, -96.74°
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Oaxaca de Juárez
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13,646 km

Qibla Details for Oaxaca de Juárez

Qibla Angle49.4° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88.1°
Distance to Kaaba13,646 km / 8,479 mi
RegionOaxaca
Latitude17.1135°
Longitude-96.7356°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Oaxaca de Juárez?

The Qibla direction from Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico is 49.4° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Oaxaca de Juárez should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Oaxaca de Juárez from Mecca?

The distance from Oaxaca de Juárez to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,646 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Oaxaca de Juárez?

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 Oaxaca de Juárez, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Oaxaca de Juárez?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Oaxaca de Juárez is 49.4° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 49.4°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Oaxaca de Juárez

The Qibla direction from Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico is 49.4° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,646 km (8,479 miles) away. Geographically, Oaxaca de Juárez 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 Oaxaca de Juárez, this means facing northeast (49.4°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Oaxaca de Juárez

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (49.4°), 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 88.1° from Oaxaca de Juárez. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 49.4°.

Using a compass in Oaxaca de Juárez

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Oaxaca de Juárez. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 49.4° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.