Bajío de San Nicolás Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bajío de San Nicolás, Zacatecas, Mexico
Qibla Details for Bajío de San Nicolás
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bajío de San Nicolás?
The Qibla direction from Bajío de San Nicolás, Zacatecas, Mexico is 42.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bajío de San Nicolás should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bajío de San Nicolás from Mecca?
The distance from Bajío de San Nicolás to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,625 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bajío de San Nicolás?
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 Bajío de San Nicolás, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bajío de San Nicolás?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bajío de San Nicolás is 42.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 42.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Bajío de San Nicolás
The Qibla direction from Bajío de San Nicolás, Zacatecas, Mexico is 42.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,625 km (8,466 miles) away. Geographically, Bajío de San Nicolás 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 Bajío de San Nicolás, this means facing northeast (42.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bajío de San Nicolás
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (42.9°), 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 90.5° from Bajío de San Nicolás. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 42.9°.
Using a compass in Bajío de San Nicolás
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bajío de San Nicolás. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 42.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.