Paso Canoa Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Paso Canoa, Oaxaca, Mexico

Qibla: 49.3° NE
Distance: 13,541 km
Coords: 18.01°, -96.24°
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Paso Canoa
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13,541 km

Qibla Details for Paso Canoa

Qibla Angle49.3° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88.5°
Distance to Kaaba13,541 km / 8,414 mi
RegionOaxaca
Latitude18.0127°
Longitude-96.2379°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Paso Canoa?

The Qibla direction from Paso Canoa, Oaxaca, Mexico is 49.3° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Paso Canoa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Paso Canoa from Mecca?

The distance from Paso Canoa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,541 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Paso Canoa?

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 Paso Canoa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Paso Canoa?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Paso Canoa is 49.3° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 49.3°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Paso Canoa

The Qibla direction from Paso Canoa, Oaxaca, Mexico is 49.3° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,541 km (8,414 miles) away. Geographically, Paso Canoa 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 Paso Canoa, this means facing northeast (49.3°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Paso Canoa

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (49.3°), 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 88.5° from Paso Canoa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 49.3°.

Using a compass in Paso Canoa

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Paso Canoa. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 49.3° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.