Tanute Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Tanute, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Qibla: 45.7° NE
Distance: 13,483 km
Coords: 21.65°, -99.04°
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Qibla Details for Tanute

Qibla Angle45.7° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing90.1°
Distance to Kaaba13,483 km / 8,378 mi
RegionSan Luis Potosí
Latitude21.6524°
Longitude-99.0376°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Tanute?

The Qibla direction from Tanute, San Luis Potosí, Mexico is 45.7° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tanute should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Tanute from Mecca?

The distance from Tanute to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,483 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Tanute?

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 Tanute, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tanute?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tanute is 45.7° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.7°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Tanute

The Qibla direction from Tanute, San Luis Potosí, Mexico is 45.7° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,483 km (8,378 miles) away. Geographically, Tanute 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 Tanute, this means facing northeast (45.7°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tanute

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (45.7°), 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 90.1° from Tanute. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.7°.

Using a compass in Tanute

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tanute. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 45.7° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.