San Carlos Yautepec Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from San Carlos Yautepec, Oaxaca, Mexico

Qibla: 50.2° NE
Distance: 13,639 km
Coords: 16.50°, -96.11°
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San Carlos Yautepec
50.2°
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13,639 km

Qibla Details for San Carlos Yautepec

Qibla Angle50.2° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing87.8°
Distance to Kaaba13,639 km / 8,475 mi
RegionOaxaca
Latitude16.4970°
Longitude-96.1065°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in San Carlos Yautepec?

The Qibla direction from San Carlos Yautepec, Oaxaca, Mexico is 50.2° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Carlos Yautepec should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is San Carlos Yautepec from Mecca?

The distance from San Carlos Yautepec to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,639 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in San Carlos Yautepec?

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 San Carlos Yautepec, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Carlos Yautepec?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Carlos Yautepec is 50.2° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 50.2°.

Finding Qibla Direction in San Carlos Yautepec

The Qibla direction from San Carlos Yautepec, Oaxaca, Mexico is 50.2° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,639 km (8,475 miles) away. Geographically, San Carlos Yautepec 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 San Carlos Yautepec, this means facing northeast (50.2°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Carlos Yautepec

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (50.2°), 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 87.8° from San Carlos Yautepec. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 50.2°.

Using a compass in San Carlos Yautepec

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Carlos Yautepec. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 50.2° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.