Cacao Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Cacao, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Qibla: 54.1° NE
Distance: 12,902 km
Coords: 18.19°, -88.70°
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Qibla Details for Cacao

Qibla Angle54.1° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88.5°
Distance to Kaaba12,902 km / 8,017 mi
RegionQuintana Roo
Latitude18.1946°
Longitude-88.6953°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Cacao?

The Qibla direction from Cacao, Quintana Roo, Mexico is 54.1° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cacao should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Cacao from Mecca?

The distance from Cacao to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,902 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Cacao?

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 Cacao, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cacao?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cacao is 54.1° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 54.1°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Cacao

The Qibla direction from Cacao, Quintana Roo, Mexico is 54.1° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,902 km (8,017 miles) away. Geographically, Cacao 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 Cacao, this means facing northeast (54.1°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cacao

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (54.1°), 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 88.5° from Cacao. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 54.1°.

Using a compass in Cacao

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cacao. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 54.1° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.