Putla Villa de Guerrero Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Putla Villa de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico

Qibla: 48.6° NE
Distance: 13,748 km
Coords: 17.03°, -97.93°
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Putla Villa de Guerrero
48.6°
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13,748 km

Qibla Details for Putla Villa de Guerrero

Qibla Angle48.6° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88.1°
Distance to Kaaba13,748 km / 8,543 mi
RegionOaxaca
Latitude17.0263°
Longitude-97.9285°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Putla Villa de Guerrero?

The Qibla direction from Putla Villa de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico is 48.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Putla Villa de Guerrero should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Putla Villa de Guerrero from Mecca?

The distance from Putla Villa de Guerrero to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,748 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Putla Villa de Guerrero?

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 Putla Villa de Guerrero, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Putla Villa de Guerrero?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Putla Villa de Guerrero is 48.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 48.6°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Putla Villa de Guerrero

The Qibla direction from Putla Villa de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico is 48.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,748 km (8,543 miles) away. Geographically, Putla Villa de Guerrero 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 Putla Villa de Guerrero, this means facing northeast (48.6°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Putla Villa de Guerrero

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (48.6°), 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 Putla Villa de Guerrero. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 48.6°.

Using a compass in Putla Villa de Guerrero

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Putla Villa de Guerrero. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 48.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.