San Pedro Mártir Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Pedro Mártir, Querétaro, Mexico
Qibla Details for San Pedro Mártir
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Pedro Mártir?
The Qibla direction from San Pedro Mártir, Querétaro, Mexico is 45° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Pedro Mártir should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Pedro Mártir from Mecca?
The distance from San Pedro Mártir to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,670 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Pedro Mártir?
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 Pedro Mártir, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Pedro Mártir?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Pedro Mártir is 45° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 45°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Pedro Mártir
The Qibla direction from San Pedro Mártir, Querétaro, Mexico is 45° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,670 km (8,494 miles) away. Geographically, San Pedro Mártir 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 Pedro Mártir, this means facing northeast (45°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Pedro Mártir
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (45°), 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 Pedro Mártir. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 45°.
Using a compass in San Pedro Mártir
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 Pedro Mártir. 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° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.