Cucurpe Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico
Qibla Details for Cucurpe
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cucurpe?
The Qibla direction from Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico is 32.3° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cucurpe should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cucurpe from Mecca?
The distance from Cucurpe to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,470 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cucurpe?
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 Cucurpe, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cucurpe?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cucurpe is 32.3° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 93.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 32.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Cucurpe
The Qibla direction from Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico is 32.3° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,470 km (8,370 miles) away. Geographically, Cucurpe sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-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 Cucurpe, this means facing north-northeast (32.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cucurpe
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (32.3°), 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 93.8° from Cucurpe. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 32.3°.
Using a compass in Cucurpe
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cucurpe. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 32.3° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.