Tepeteno de Iturbide Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tepeteno de Iturbide, Puebla, Mexico
Qibla Details for Tepeteno de Iturbide
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tepeteno de Iturbide?
The Qibla direction from Tepeteno de Iturbide, Puebla, Mexico is 47.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tepeteno de Iturbide should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tepeteno de Iturbide from Mecca?
The distance from Tepeteno de Iturbide to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,509 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tepeteno de Iturbide?
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 Tepeteno de Iturbide, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tepeteno de Iturbide?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tepeteno de Iturbide is 47.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.6°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Tepeteno de Iturbide
The Qibla direction from Tepeteno de Iturbide, Puebla, Mexico is 47.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,509 km (8,394 miles) away. Geographically, Tepeteno de Iturbide 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 Tepeteno de Iturbide, this means facing northeast (47.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tepeteno de Iturbide
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (47.6°), 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 89.3° from Tepeteno de Iturbide. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.6°.
Using a compass in Tepeteno de Iturbide
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tepeteno de Iturbide. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 47.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.