Tulum Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Qibla Details for Tulum
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tulum?
The Qibla direction from Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico is 54° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tulum should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tulum from Mecca?
The distance from Tulum to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,668 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tulum?
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 Tulum, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tulum?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tulum is 54° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 54°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Tulum
The Qibla direction from Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico is 54° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,668 km (7,872 miles) away. Geographically, Tulum 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 Tulum, this means facing northeast (54°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tulum
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (54°), 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 89.4° from Tulum. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 54°.
Using a compass in Tulum
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tulum. 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° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.