San Ignacio Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from San Ignacio, Sinaloa, Mexico

Qibla: 38.6° NE
Distance: 13,804 km
Coords: 23.94°, -106.42°
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San Ignacio
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13,804 km

Qibla Details for San Ignacio

Qibla Angle38.6° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing91.1°
Distance to Kaaba13,804 km / 8,577 mi
RegionSinaloa
Latitude23.9411°
Longitude-106.4247°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in San Ignacio?

The Qibla direction from San Ignacio, Sinaloa, Mexico is 38.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Ignacio should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is San Ignacio from Mecca?

The distance from San Ignacio to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,804 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in San Ignacio?

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 San Ignacio, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Ignacio?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Ignacio is 38.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 91.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 38.6°.

Finding Qibla Direction in San Ignacio

The Qibla direction from San Ignacio, Sinaloa, Mexico is 38.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,804 km (8,577 miles) away. Geographically, San Ignacio 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 San Ignacio, this means facing northeast (38.6°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Ignacio

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (38.6°), 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 91.1° from San Ignacio. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 38.6°.

Using a compass in San Ignacio

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Ignacio. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 38.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.