Cuito Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cuito, Bié, Angola
Qibla Details for Cuito
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cuito?
The Qibla direction from Cuito, Bié, Angola is 33.8° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cuito should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cuito from Mecca?
The distance from Cuito to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,519 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cuito?
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 Cuito, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cuito?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cuito is 33.8° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 33.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 33.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Cuito
The Qibla direction from Cuito, Bié, Angola is 33.8° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,519 km (2,808 miles) away. Geographically, Cuito 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 Cuito, this means facing northeast (33.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cuito
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (33.8°), 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 33.6° from Cuito. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 33.8°.
Using a compass in Cuito
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cuito. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 33.8° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.