Portugués de Gálvez Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Portugués de Gálvez, Sinaloa, Mexico
Qibla Details for Portugués de Gálvez
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Portugués de Gálvez?
The Qibla direction from Portugués de Gálvez, Sinaloa, Mexico is 36.1° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Portugués de Gálvez should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Portugués de Gálvez from Mecca?
The distance from Portugués de Gálvez to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,767 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Portugués de Gálvez?
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 Portugués de Gálvez, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Portugués de Gálvez?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Portugués de Gálvez is 36.1° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 91.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 36.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Portugués de Gálvez
The Qibla direction from Portugués de Gálvez, Sinaloa, Mexico is 36.1° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,767 km (8,554 miles) away. Geographically, Portugués de Gálvez 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 Portugués de Gálvez, this means facing northeast (36.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Portugués de Gálvez
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (36.1°), 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 Portugués de Gálvez. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 36.1°.
Using a compass in Portugués de Gálvez
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Portugués de Gálvez. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 36.1° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.