Estación Llano Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Estación Llano, Sonora, Mexico
Qibla Details for Estación Llano
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Estación Llano?
The Qibla direction from Estación Llano, Sonora, Mexico is 31.9° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Estación Llano should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Estación Llano from Mecca?
The distance from Estación Llano to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,488 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Estación Llano?
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 Estación Llano, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Estación Llano?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Estación Llano is 31.9° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 93.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 31.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Estación Llano
The Qibla direction from Estación Llano, Sonora, Mexico is 31.9° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,488 km (8,381 miles) away. Geographically, Estación Llano 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 Estación Llano, this means facing north-northeast (31.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Estación Llano
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (31.9°), 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 Estación Llano. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 31.9°.
Using a compass in Estación Llano
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Estación Llano. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 31.9° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.