Llera de Canales Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Llera de Canales, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Qibla Details for Llera de Canales
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Llera de Canales?
The Qibla direction from Llera de Canales, Tamaulipas, Mexico is 45° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Llera de Canales should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Llera de Canales from Mecca?
The distance from Llera de Canales to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,352 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Llera de Canales?
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 Llera de Canales, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Llera de Canales?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Llera de Canales is 45° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 45°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Llera de Canales
The Qibla direction from Llera de Canales, Tamaulipas, Mexico is 45° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,352 km (8,297 miles) away. Geographically, Llera de Canales 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 Llera de Canales, this means facing northeast (45°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Llera de Canales
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (45°), 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 90.8° from Llera de Canales. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 45°.
Using a compass in Llera de Canales
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Llera de Canales. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 45° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.