Playa del Carmen Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Qibla Details for Playa del Carmen
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Playa del Carmen?
The Qibla direction from Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico is 54.1° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Playa del Carmen should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Playa del Carmen from Mecca?
The distance from Playa del Carmen to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,605 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Playa del Carmen?
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 Playa del Carmen, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Playa del Carmen?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Playa del Carmen is 54.1° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 54.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Playa del Carmen
The Qibla direction from Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico is 54.1° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,605 km (7,832 miles) away. Geographically, Playa del Carmen 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 Playa del Carmen, this means facing northeast (54.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Playa del Carmen
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 89.6° from Playa del Carmen. 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 Playa del Carmen
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Playa del Carmen. 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.