Qibla direction in Honduras
The Qibla in Honduras lies towards the north-east. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 55.3° in Macuelizo to 57.8° in Puerto Lempira, and the Kaaba is between 12,635 km and 13,171 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 73 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Honduras can differ from true north by a few degrees; our Qibla finder corrects this automatically when your phone reports true heading.
Why the Qibla changes across the country
Between the cities in the table the Qibla angle varies by 2.5°. Puerto Lempira is the closest to the Kaaba (12,635 km) and Nueva Ocotepeque the farthest (13,171 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 56.6°, should not be used everywhere.
Inside a mosque, the mihrab already shows the Qibla. Elsewhere, a compass app, the position of the sun or our Qibla finder can be used; scholars agree that facing the general direction is enough when the exact angle cannot be known.
Qibla in Honduras: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tegucigalpa?
56.6° from true north, towards the north-east, 13,017 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Honduras is closest to Makkah?
Puerto Lempira, 12,635 km from the Kaaba, among the 73 cities listed.
Does a phone compass show the right Qibla?
Only if it is calibrated and corrected for magnetic declination. Turn the phone in a figure 8 and keep it away from metal; our Qibla finder uses the true heading when the phone provides it.
| City | Qibla | Direction | Distance to Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 55.9° | north-east | 12,931 km |
| Atima | 55.5° | north-east | 13,078 km |
| Azacualpa | 55.8° | north-east | 13,057 km |
| Belén Gualcho | 55.5° | north-east | 13,134 km |
| Catacamas | 56.9° | north-east | 12,852 km |
| Choloma | 55.5° | north-east | 12,988 km |
| Ciudad Choluteca | 56.9° | north-east | 13,061 km |
| Cofradía | 55.5° | north-east | 13,019 km |
| Colomoncagua | 56.1° | north-east | 13,121 km |
| Comayagua | 56.2° | north-east | 13,033 km |
| Corquín | 55.5° | north-east | 13,135 km |
| Coxen Hole | 56.0° | north-east | 12,819 km |
| Cucuyagua | 55.4° | north-east | 13,130 km |
| Danlí | 56.9° | north-east | 12,963 km |
| Dulce Nombre de Culmí | 57.0° | north-east | 12,804 km |
| El Negrito | 55.8° | north-east | 12,984 km |
| El Paraíso | 57.0° | north-east | 12,971 km |
| El Progreso | 55.7° | north-east | 12,988 km |
| El Rosario | 56.1° | north-east | 13,033 km |
| Erandique | 55.8° | north-east | 13,120 km |
| Esquías | 56.2° | north-east | 12,991 km |
| Gracias | 55.6° | north-east | 13,108 km |
| Gualaco | 56.8° | north-east | 12,857 km |
| Iriona | 56.9° | north-east | 12,712 km |
| Juticalpa | 56.8° | north-east | 12,893 km |
| La Ceiba | 56.1° | north-east | 12,875 km |
| La Ceiba | 56.1° | north-east | 12,879 km |
| La Esperanza | 56.0° | north-east | 13,089 km |
| La Iguala | 55.7° | north-east | 13,096 km |
| La Lima | 55.6° | north-east | 12,996 km |
| La Paz | 56.2° | north-east | 13,044 km |
| Langue | 56.5° | north-east | 13,085 km |
| Lepaera | 55.5° | north-east | 13,097 km |
| Macuelizo | 55.3° | north-east | 13,059 km |
| Marcovia | 56.9° | north-east | 13,074 km |
| Morocelí | 56.7° | north-east | 12,984 km |
| Nacaome | 56.7° | north-east | 13,075 km |
| Nueva Ocotepeque | 55.4° | north-east | 13,171 km |
| Olanchito | 56.3° | north-east | 12,874 km |
| Omoa | 55.4° | north-east | 12,985 km |
| Potrerillos | 55.7° | north-east | 13,013 km |
| Puerto Cortez | 55.4° | north-east | 12,973 km |
| Puerto Lempira | 57.8° | north-east | 12,635 km |
| Quimistán | 55.4° | north-east | 13,045 km |
| Sabá | 56.5° | north-east | 12,846 km |
| Sabanagrande | 56.7° | north-east | 13,038 km |
| San Antonio de Cortés | 55.7° | north-east | 13,027 km |
| San Francisco de Yojoa | 55.8° | north-east | 13,027 km |
| San José de Colinas | 55.6° | north-east | 13,055 km |
| San Juan de Flores | 56.6° | north-east | 12,990 km |
| San Lorenzo | 56.7° | north-east | 13,079 km |
| San Luis | 55.5° | north-east | 13,062 km |
| San Pedro de Copán | 55.5° | north-east | 13,132 km |
| San Pedro Sula | 55.5° | north-east | 13,001 km |
| Santa Bárbara | 55.7° | north-east | 13,057 km |
| Santa Cruz de Yojoa | 55.8° | north-east | 13,022 km |
| Santa Rita | 55.7° | north-east | 13,008 km |
| Santa Rosa de Copán | 55.4° | north-east | 13,114 km |
| Siguatepeque | 56.0° | north-east | 13,041 km |
| Sonaguera | 56.4° | north-east | 12,843 km |
| Sulaco | 56.2° | north-east | 12,971 km |
| Tegucigalpa | 56.6° | north-east | 13,017 km |
| Tela | 55.7° | north-east | 12,935 km |
| Teupasenti | 56.8° | north-east | 12,963 km |
| Tocoa | 56.5° | north-east | 12,810 km |
| Trujillo | 56.5° | north-east | 12,792 km |
| Victoria | 56.1° | north-east | 12,981 km |
| Villa de San Antonio | 56.2° | north-east | 13,038 km |
| Villanueva | 55.6° | north-east | 13,010 km |
| Yamaranguila | 55.9° | north-east | 13,097 km |
| Yorito | 56.1° | north-east | 12,963 km |
| Yoro | 56.2° | north-east | 12,945 km |
| Yuscarán | 56.8° | north-east | 12,993 km |