Palmar de Bravo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Palmar de Bravo, Puebla, Mexico
Qibla Details for Palmar de Bravo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Palmar de Bravo?
The Qibla direction from Palmar de Bravo, Puebla, Mexico is 48° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Palmar de Bravo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Palmar de Bravo from Mecca?
The distance from Palmar de Bravo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,584 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Palmar de Bravo?
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 Palmar de Bravo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Palmar de Bravo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Palmar de Bravo is 48° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 48°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Palmar de Bravo
The Qibla direction from Palmar de Bravo, Puebla, Mexico is 48° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,584 km (8,441 miles) away. Geographically, Palmar de Bravo 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 Palmar de Bravo, this means facing northeast (48°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Palmar de Bravo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (48°), 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 Palmar de Bravo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 48°.
Using a compass in Palmar de Bravo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Palmar de Bravo. 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° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.