Qibla Direction from El Centro, CA
El Centro, CA · 43,956 people · 32.792°, -115.563° · America/Los_Angeles
27°
NNE from true north · 13,444 km to the Kaaba
To pray from El Centro, CA, face 27° — that is NNE of true north. This is the shortest (great-circle) direction to the Kaaba in Mecca, calculated from El Centro’s coordinates (32.792°, -115.563°).
Note a magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which differs from true north by the local declination — the NURA app corrects for this automatically.
Frequently asked
Which direction is the Qibla in El Centro, CA?
27° from true north (NNE) — the great-circle direction to the Kaaba in Mecca, 13,444 km away.
How do I find the Qibla without a compass?
Face 27° (NNE). The free NURA app shows a live Qibla compass using your phone’s true-north sensor, so you don’t have to estimate.
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