Bula Atumba Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bula Atumba, Bengo, Angola
Qibla Details for Bula Atumba
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bula Atumba?
The Qibla direction from Bula Atumba, Bengo, Angola is 40.5° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bula Atumba should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bula Atumba from Mecca?
The distance from Bula Atumba to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,242 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bula Atumba?
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 Bula Atumba, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bula Atumba?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bula Atumba is 40.5° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 41.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 40.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bula Atumba
The Qibla direction from Bula Atumba, Bengo, Angola is 40.5° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,242 km (2,636 miles) away. Geographically, Bula Atumba sits to the southwest 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 Bula Atumba, this means facing northeast (40.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bula Atumba
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (40.5°), 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 41.1° from Bula Atumba. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 40.5°.
Using a compass in Bula Atumba
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bula Atumba. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 40.5° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.