Los Mochis Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Qibla Details for Los Mochis
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Los Mochis?
The Qibla direction from Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico is 35.5° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Los Mochis should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Los Mochis from Mecca?
The distance from Los Mochis to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,796 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Los Mochis?
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 Los Mochis, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Los Mochis?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Los Mochis is 35.5° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 91.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 35.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Los Mochis
The Qibla direction from Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico is 35.5° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,796 km (8,572 miles) away. Geographically, Los Mochis 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 Los Mochis, this means facing northeast (35.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Los Mochis
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (35.5°), 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 91.8° from Los Mochis. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 35.5°.
Using a compass in Los Mochis
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Los Mochis. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 35.5° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.