El Saneal Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from El Saneal, Sonora, Mexico
Qibla Details for El Saneal
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in El Saneal?
The Qibla direction from El Saneal, Sonora, Mexico is 34.7° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Saneal should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is El Saneal from Mecca?
The distance from El Saneal to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,716 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in El Saneal?
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 El Saneal, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Saneal?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Saneal is 34.7° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 92.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 34.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in El Saneal
The Qibla direction from El Saneal, Sonora, Mexico is 34.7° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,716 km (8,523 miles) away. Geographically, El Saneal sits to the north-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 El Saneal, this means facing northeast (34.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Saneal
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (34.7°), 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 92.3° from El Saneal. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 34.7°.
Using a compass in El Saneal
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in El Saneal. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 34.7° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.