San Pedro Totolápam Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from San Pedro Totolápam, Oaxaca, Mexico

Qibla: 49.9° NE
Distance: 13,643 km
Coords: 16.67°, -96.31°
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San Pedro Totolápam
49.9°
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13,643 km

Qibla Details for San Pedro Totolápam

Qibla Angle49.9° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing87.9°
Distance to Kaaba13,643 km / 8,477 mi
RegionOaxaca
Latitude16.6691°
Longitude-96.3076°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in San Pedro Totolápam?

The Qibla direction from San Pedro Totolápam, Oaxaca, Mexico is 49.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Pedro Totolápam should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is San Pedro Totolápam from Mecca?

The distance from San Pedro Totolápam to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,643 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in San Pedro Totolápam?

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 Pedro Totolápam, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Pedro Totolápam?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Pedro Totolápam is 49.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 49.9°.

Finding Qibla Direction in San Pedro Totolápam

The Qibla direction from San Pedro Totolápam, Oaxaca, Mexico is 49.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,643 km (8,477 miles) away. Geographically, San Pedro Totolápam 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 Pedro Totolápam, this means facing northeast (49.9°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Pedro Totolápam

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (49.9°), 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 87.9° from San Pedro Totolápam. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 49.9°.

Using a compass in San Pedro Totolápam

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 Pedro Totolápam. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 49.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.