Pango Aluquém Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pango Aluquém, Bengo, Angola
Qibla Details for Pango Aluquém
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pango Aluquém?
The Qibla direction from Pango Aluquém, Bengo, Angola is 40.3° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pango Aluquém should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pango Aluquém from Mecca?
The distance from Pango Aluquém to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,400 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pango Aluquém?
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 Pango Aluquém, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pango Aluquém?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pango Aluquém is 40.3° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 40.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 40.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pango Aluquém
The Qibla direction from Pango Aluquém, Bengo, Angola is 40.3° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,400 km (2,734 miles) away. Geographically, Pango Aluquém 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 Pango Aluquém, this means facing northeast (40.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pango Aluquém
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (40.3°), 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 40.7° from Pango Aluquém. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 40.3°.
Using a compass in Pango Aluquém
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pango Aluquém. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 40.3° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.