Texan de Palomeque Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Texan de Palomeque, Yucatán, Mexico
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Texan de Palomeque?
The Qibla direction from Texan de Palomeque, Yucatán, Mexico is 52.3° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Texan de Palomeque should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Texan de Palomeque from Mecca?
The distance from Texan de Palomeque to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,814 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Texan de Palomeque?
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 Texan de Palomeque, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Texan de Palomeque?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Texan de Palomeque is 52.3° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 52.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Texan de Palomeque
The Qibla direction from Texan de Palomeque, Yucatán, Mexico is 52.3° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,814 km (7,962 miles) away. Geographically, Texan de Palomeque 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 Texan de Palomeque, this means facing northeast (52.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Texan de Palomeque
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (52.3°), 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 89.8° from Texan de Palomeque. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 52.3°.
Using a compass in Texan de Palomeque
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Texan de Palomeque. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 52.3° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.