Totontepec Villa de Morelos Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Totontepec Villa de Morelos, Oaxaca, Mexico

Qibla: 49.8° NE
Distance: 13,578 km
Coords: 17.26°, -96.03°
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Totontepec Villa de Morelos
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Qibla Details for Totontepec Villa de Morelos

Qibla Angle49.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88.1°
Distance to Kaaba13,578 km / 8,437 mi
RegionOaxaca
Latitude17.2568°
Longitude-96.0279°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Totontepec Villa de Morelos?

The Qibla direction from Totontepec Villa de Morelos, Oaxaca, Mexico is 49.8° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Totontepec Villa de Morelos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Totontepec Villa de Morelos from Mecca?

The distance from Totontepec Villa de Morelos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,578 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Totontepec Villa de Morelos?

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 Totontepec Villa de Morelos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Totontepec Villa de Morelos?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Totontepec Villa de Morelos is 49.8° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 49.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Totontepec Villa de Morelos

The Qibla direction from Totontepec Villa de Morelos, Oaxaca, Mexico is 49.8° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,578 km (8,437 miles) away. Geographically, Totontepec Villa de Morelos 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 Totontepec Villa de Morelos, this means facing northeast (49.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Totontepec Villa de Morelos

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (49.8°), 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 Totontepec Villa de Morelos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 49.8°.

Using a compass in Totontepec Villa de Morelos

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Totontepec Villa de Morelos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 49.8° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.