La Curva Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from La Curva, Tabasco, Mexico

Qibla: 51.9° NE
Distance: 13,244 km
Coords: 17.87°, -92.49°
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La Curva
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Qibla Details for La Curva

Qibla Angle51.9° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88.4°
Distance to Kaaba13,244 km / 8,229 mi
RegionTabasco
Latitude17.8660°
Longitude-92.4881°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in La Curva?

The Qibla direction from La Curva, Tabasco, Mexico is 51.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in La Curva should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is La Curva from Mecca?

The distance from La Curva to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,244 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in La Curva?

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 La Curva, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in La Curva?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from La Curva is 51.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 51.9°.

Finding Qibla Direction in La Curva

The Qibla direction from La Curva, Tabasco, Mexico is 51.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,244 km (8,229 miles) away. Geographically, La Curva sits to the 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 La Curva, this means facing northeast (51.9°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in La Curva

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (51.9°), 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 88.4° from La Curva. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 51.9°.

Using a compass in La Curva

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in La Curva. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 51.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.