San Sebastián Alcomunga Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Sebastián Alcomunga, Puebla, Mexico
Qibla Details for San Sebastián Alcomunga
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Sebastián Alcomunga?
The Qibla direction from San Sebastián Alcomunga, Puebla, Mexico is 48.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Sebastián Alcomunga should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Sebastián Alcomunga from Mecca?
The distance from San Sebastián Alcomunga to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,573 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Sebastián Alcomunga?
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 San Sebastián Alcomunga, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Sebastián Alcomunga?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Sebastián Alcomunga is 48.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 48.6°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in San Sebastián Alcomunga
The Qibla direction from San Sebastián Alcomunga, Puebla, Mexico is 48.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,573 km (8,434 miles) away. Geographically, San Sebastián Alcomunga 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 San Sebastián Alcomunga, this means facing northeast (48.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Sebastián Alcomunga
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (48.6°), 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 88.7° from San Sebastián Alcomunga. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 48.6°.
Using a compass in San Sebastián Alcomunga
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Sebastián Alcomunga. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 48.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.