Cuautlancingo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cuautlancingo, Puebla, Mexico
Qibla Details for Cuautlancingo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cuautlancingo?
The Qibla direction from Cuautlancingo, Puebla, Mexico is 47.4° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cuautlancingo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cuautlancingo from Mecca?
The distance from Cuautlancingo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,622 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cuautlancingo?
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 Cuautlancingo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cuautlancingo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cuautlancingo is 47.4° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.4°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Cuautlancingo
The Qibla direction from Cuautlancingo, Puebla, Mexico is 47.4° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,622 km (8,464 miles) away. Geographically, Cuautlancingo 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 Cuautlancingo, this means facing northeast (47.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cuautlancingo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (47.4°), 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 89° from Cuautlancingo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.4°.
Using a compass in Cuautlancingo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cuautlancingo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 47.4° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.