San Jose de los Olvera Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Jose de los Olvera, Querétaro, Mexico
Qibla Details for San Jose de los Olvera
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Jose de los Olvera?
The Qibla direction from San Jose de los Olvera, Querétaro, Mexico is 45.1° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Jose de los Olvera should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Jose de los Olvera from Mecca?
The distance from San Jose de los Olvera to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,671 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Jose de los Olvera?
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 Jose de los Olvera, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Jose de los Olvera?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Jose de los Olvera is 45.1° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Jose de los Olvera
The Qibla direction from San Jose de los Olvera, Querétaro, Mexico is 45.1° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,671 km (8,495 miles) away. Geographically, San Jose de los Olvera 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 Jose de los Olvera, this means facing northeast (45.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Jose de los Olvera
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (45.1°), 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 89.6° from San Jose de los Olvera. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.1°.
Using a compass in San Jose de los Olvera
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 Jose de los Olvera. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 45.1° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.