Tocoy Qibla Direction

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

Qibla: 45.8° NE
Distance: 13,472 km
Coords: 21.64°, -98.87°
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Tocoy
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Qibla Details for Tocoy

Qibla Angle45.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing90.1°
Distance to Kaaba13,472 km / 8,371 mi
RegionSan Luis Potosí
Latitude21.6386°
Longitude-98.8708°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Tocoy?

The Qibla direction from Tocoy, San Luis Potosí, Mexico is 45.8° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tocoy should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Tocoy from Mecca?

The distance from Tocoy to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,472 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Tocoy?

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 Tocoy, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tocoy?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tocoy is 45.8° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Tocoy

The Qibla direction from Tocoy, San Luis Potosí, Mexico is 45.8° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,472 km (8,371 miles) away. Geographically, Tocoy 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 Tocoy, this means facing northeast (45.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tocoy

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (45.8°), 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 Tocoy. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.8°.

Using a compass in Tocoy

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tocoy. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 45.8° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.