La Lucha Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from La Lucha, Tabasco, Mexico

Qibla: 51.2° NE
Distance: 13,291 km
Coords: 18.18°, -93.32°
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La Lucha
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13,291 km

Qibla Details for La Lucha

Qibla Angle51.2° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88.5°
Distance to Kaaba13,291 km / 8,259 mi
RegionTabasco
Latitude18.1807°
Longitude-93.3218°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in La Lucha?

The Qibla direction from La Lucha, Tabasco, Mexico is 51.2° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in La Lucha should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is La Lucha from Mecca?

The distance from La Lucha to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,291 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in La Lucha?

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 Lucha, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

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

The great-circle Qibla bearing from La Lucha is 51.2° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 51.2°.

Finding Qibla Direction in La Lucha

The Qibla direction from La Lucha, Tabasco, Mexico is 51.2° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,291 km (8,259 miles) away. Geographically, La Lucha 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 Lucha, this means facing northeast (51.2°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in La Lucha

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (51.2°), 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 88.5° from La Lucha. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 51.2°.

Using a compass in La Lucha

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 Lucha. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 51.2° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.