Valerio Trujano Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Valerio Trujano, Oaxaca, Mexico

Qibla: 48.9° NE
Distance: 13,617 km
Coords: 17.78°, -96.98°
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Valerio Trujano
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13,617 km

Qibla Details for Valerio Trujano

Qibla Angle48.9° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88.4°
Distance to Kaaba13,617 km / 8,461 mi
RegionOaxaca
Latitude17.7813°
Longitude-96.9785°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Valerio Trujano?

The Qibla direction from Valerio Trujano, Oaxaca, Mexico is 48.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Valerio Trujano should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Valerio Trujano from Mecca?

The distance from Valerio Trujano to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,617 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Valerio Trujano?

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 Valerio Trujano, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Valerio Trujano?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Valerio Trujano is 48.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 48.9°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Valerio Trujano

The Qibla direction from Valerio Trujano, Oaxaca, Mexico is 48.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,617 km (8,461 miles) away. Geographically, Valerio Trujano 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 Valerio Trujano, this means facing northeast (48.9°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Valerio Trujano

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (48.9°), 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 88.4° from Valerio Trujano. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 48.9°.

Using a compass in Valerio Trujano

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Valerio Trujano. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 48.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.