Golfo de Santa Clara Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Golfo de Santa Clara, Sonora, Mexico
Qibla Details for Golfo de Santa Clara
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Golfo de Santa Clara?
The Qibla direction from Golfo de Santa Clara, Sonora, Mexico is 28.2° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Golfo de Santa Clara should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Golfo de Santa Clara from Mecca?
The distance from Golfo de Santa Clara to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,522 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Golfo de Santa Clara?
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 Golfo de Santa Clara, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Golfo de Santa Clara?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Golfo de Santa Clara is 28.2° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 94.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 28.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Golfo de Santa Clara
The Qibla direction from Golfo de Santa Clara, Sonora, Mexico is 28.2° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,522 km (8,402 miles) away. Geographically, Golfo de Santa Clara 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 Golfo de Santa Clara, this means facing north-northeast (28.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Golfo de Santa Clara
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (28.2°), 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 94.3° from Golfo de Santa Clara. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 28.2°.
Using a compass in Golfo de Santa Clara
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Golfo de Santa Clara. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 28.2° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.