Acopinalco del Peñón Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Acopinalco del Peñón, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Qibla Details for Acopinalco del Peñón
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Acopinalco del Peñón?
The Qibla direction from Acopinalco del Peñón, Tlaxcala, Mexico is 47.2° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Acopinalco del Peñón should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Acopinalco del Peñón from Mecca?
The distance from Acopinalco del Peñón to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,570 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Acopinalco del Peñón?
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 Acopinalco del Peñón, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Acopinalco del Peñón?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Acopinalco del Peñón is 47.2° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.2°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Acopinalco del Peñón
The Qibla direction from Acopinalco del Peñón, Tlaxcala, Mexico is 47.2° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,570 km (8,432 miles) away. Geographically, Acopinalco del Peñón 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 Acopinalco del Peñón, this means facing northeast (47.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Acopinalco del Peñón
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (47.2°), 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 89.2° from Acopinalco del Peñón. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.2°.
Using a compass in Acopinalco del Peñón
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Acopinalco del Peñón. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 47.2° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.