Santos Reyes Tepejillo Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Santos Reyes Tepejillo, Oaxaca, Mexico

Qibla: 48.4° NE
Distance: 13,719 km
Coords: 17.44°, -97.94°
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Santos Reyes Tepejillo
48.4°
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13,719 km

Qibla Details for Santos Reyes Tepejillo

Qibla Angle48.4° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88.2°
Distance to Kaaba13,719 km / 8,525 mi
RegionOaxaca
Latitude17.4378°
Longitude-97.9385°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Santos Reyes Tepejillo?

The Qibla direction from Santos Reyes Tepejillo, Oaxaca, Mexico is 48.4° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Santos Reyes Tepejillo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Santos Reyes Tepejillo from Mecca?

The distance from Santos Reyes Tepejillo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,719 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Santos Reyes Tepejillo?

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 Santos Reyes Tepejillo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Santos Reyes Tepejillo?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Santos Reyes Tepejillo is 48.4° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 48.4°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Santos Reyes Tepejillo

The Qibla direction from Santos Reyes Tepejillo, Oaxaca, Mexico is 48.4° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,719 km (8,525 miles) away. Geographically, Santos Reyes Tepejillo 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 Santos Reyes Tepejillo, this means facing northeast (48.4°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Santos Reyes Tepejillo

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (48.4°), 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 88.2° from Santos Reyes Tepejillo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 48.4°.

Using a compass in Santos Reyes Tepejillo

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Santos Reyes Tepejillo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 48.4° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.