Palomares Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Palomares, Oaxaca, Mexico

Qibla: 50.6° NE
Distance: 13,508 km
Coords: 17.14°, -95.06°
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Qibla Details for Palomares

Qibla Angle50.6° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88.1°
Distance to Kaaba13,508 km / 8,393 mi
RegionOaxaca
Latitude17.1383°
Longitude-95.0627°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Palomares?

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

How far is Palomares from Mecca?

The distance from Palomares to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,508 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Palomares?

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 Palomares, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Palomares?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Palomares is 50.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 50.6°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Palomares

The Qibla direction from Palomares, Oaxaca, Mexico is 50.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,508 km (8,393 miles) away. Geographically, Palomares 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 Palomares, this means facing northeast (50.6°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Palomares

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 88.1° from Palomares. 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 Palomares

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Palomares. 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.