San José de Bacum Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San José de Bacum, Sonora, Mexico
Qibla Details for San José de Bacum
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San José de Bacum?
The Qibla direction from San José de Bacum, Sonora, Mexico is 33.8° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San José de Bacum should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San José de Bacum from Mecca?
The distance from San José de Bacum to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,703 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San José de Bacum?
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 San José de Bacum, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San José de Bacum?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San José de Bacum is 33.8° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 92.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 33.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San José de Bacum
The Qibla direction from San José de Bacum, Sonora, Mexico is 33.8° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,703 km (8,515 miles) away. Geographically, San José de Bacum 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 San José de Bacum, this means facing northeast (33.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San José de Bacum
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (33.8°), 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 San José de Bacum. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 33.8°.
Using a compass in San José de Bacum
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San José de Bacum. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 33.8° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.