Pueblo Viejo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pueblo Viejo, Sinaloa, Mexico
Qibla Details for Pueblo Viejo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pueblo Viejo?
The Qibla direction from Pueblo Viejo, Sinaloa, Mexico is 36.1° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pueblo Viejo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pueblo Viejo from Mecca?
The distance from Pueblo Viejo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,778 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pueblo Viejo?
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 Pueblo Viejo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pueblo Viejo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pueblo Viejo 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 Pueblo Viejo
The Qibla direction from Pueblo Viejo, Sinaloa, Mexico is 36.1° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,778 km (8,561 miles) away. Geographically, Pueblo Viejo 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 Pueblo Viejo, this means facing northeast (36.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pueblo Viejo
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 Pueblo Viejo. 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 Pueblo Viejo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pueblo Viejo. 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.