La Península Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from La Península, Tabasco, Mexico

Qibla: 51.3° NE
Distance: 13,311 km
Coords: 17.94°, -93.36°
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La Península
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13,311 km

Qibla Details for La Península

Qibla Angle51.3° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88.4°
Distance to Kaaba13,311 km / 8,271 mi
RegionTabasco
Latitude17.9435°
Longitude-93.3615°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in La Península?

The Qibla direction from La Península, Tabasco, Mexico is 51.3° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in La Península should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is La Península from Mecca?

The distance from La Península to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,311 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in La Península?

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 Península, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

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

The great-circle Qibla bearing from La Península is 51.3° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 51.3°.

Finding Qibla Direction in La Península

The Qibla direction from La Península, Tabasco, Mexico is 51.3° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,311 km (8,271 miles) away. Geographically, La Península 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 Península, this means facing northeast (51.3°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in La Península

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (51.3°), 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 Península. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 51.3°.

Using a compass in La Península

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 Península. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 51.3° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.