Cosalá Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cosalá, Sinaloa, Mexico
Qibla Details for Cosalá
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cosalá?
The Qibla direction from Cosalá, Sinaloa, Mexico is 38.2° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cosalá should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cosalá from Mecca?
The distance from Cosalá to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,779 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cosalá?
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 Cosalá, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cosalá?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cosalá is 38.2° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 91.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 38.2°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Cosalá
The Qibla direction from Cosalá, Sinaloa, Mexico is 38.2° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,779 km (8,562 miles) away. Geographically, Cosalá 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 Cosalá, this means facing northeast (38.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cosalá
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (38.2°), 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 91.3° from Cosalá. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 38.2°.
Using a compass in Cosalá
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cosalá. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 38.2° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.