Loma de Guamúchil Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Loma de Guamúchil, Sonora, Mexico
Qibla Details for Loma de Guamúchil
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Loma de Guamúchil?
The Qibla direction from Loma de Guamúchil, Sonora, Mexico is 33.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Loma de Guamúchil should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Loma de Guamúchil from Mecca?
The distance from Loma de Guamúchil to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,686 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Loma de Guamúchil?
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 Loma de Guamúchil, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Loma de Guamúchil?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Loma de Guamúchil is 33.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 92.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 33.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Loma de Guamúchil
The Qibla direction from Loma de Guamúchil, Sonora, Mexico is 33.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,686 km (8,504 miles) away. Geographically, Loma de Guamúchil 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 Loma de Guamúchil, this means facing northeast (33.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Loma de Guamúchil
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (33.9°), 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 92.6° from Loma de Guamúchil. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 33.9°.
Using a compass in Loma de Guamúchil
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Loma de Guamúchil. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 33.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.