Cuautotola Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cuautotola, Puebla, Mexico
Qibla Details for Cuautotola
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cuautotola?
The Qibla direction from Cuautotola, Puebla, Mexico is 47.3° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cuautotola should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cuautotola from Mecca?
The distance from Cuautotola to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,511 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cuautotola?
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 Cuautotola, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cuautotola?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cuautotola is 47.3° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.3°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Cuautotola
The Qibla direction from Cuautotola, Puebla, Mexico is 47.3° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,511 km (8,395 miles) away. Geographically, Cuautotola 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 Cuautotola, this means facing northeast (47.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cuautotola
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (47.3°), 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 89.4° from Cuautotola. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.3°.
Using a compass in Cuautotola
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cuautotola. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 47.3° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.