Ojo de Agua de Palmillas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ojo de Agua de Palmillas, Sinaloa, Mexico
Qibla Details for Ojo de Agua de Palmillas
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ojo de Agua de Palmillas?
The Qibla direction from Ojo de Agua de Palmillas, Sinaloa, Mexico is 39.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ojo de Agua de Palmillas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ojo de Agua de Palmillas from Mecca?
The distance from Ojo de Agua de Palmillas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,865 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ojo de Agua de Palmillas?
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 Ojo de Agua de Palmillas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ojo de Agua de Palmillas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ojo de Agua de Palmillas is 39.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 39.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Ojo de Agua de Palmillas
The Qibla direction from Ojo de Agua de Palmillas, Sinaloa, Mexico is 39.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,865 km (8,615 miles) away. Geographically, Ojo de Agua de Palmillas 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 Ojo de Agua de Palmillas, this means facing northeast (39.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ojo de Agua de Palmillas
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (39.9°), 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 90.5° from Ojo de Agua de Palmillas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 39.9°.
Using a compass in Ojo de Agua de Palmillas
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ojo de Agua de Palmillas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 39.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.