Carmen Serdán Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Carmen Serdán, Puebla, Mexico
Qibla Details for Carmen Serdán
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Carmen Serdán?
The Qibla direction from Carmen Serdán, Puebla, Mexico is 47.8° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Carmen Serdán should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Carmen Serdán from Mecca?
The distance from Carmen Serdán to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,590 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Carmen Serdán?
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 Carmen Serdán, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Carmen Serdán?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Carmen Serdán is 47.8° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.8°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Carmen Serdán
The Qibla direction from Carmen Serdán, Puebla, Mexico is 47.8° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,590 km (8,444 miles) away. Geographically, Carmen Serdán 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 Carmen Serdán, this means facing northeast (47.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Carmen Serdán
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (47.8°), 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 88.9° from Carmen Serdán. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.8°.
Using a compass in Carmen Serdán
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Carmen Serdán. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 47.8° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.