Moco Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Moco, Other, Aruba
Qibla Details for Moco
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Moco?
The Qibla direction from Moco, Other, Aruba is 64.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Moco should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Moco from Mecca?
The distance from Moco to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,492 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Moco?
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 Moco, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Moco?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Moco is 64.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 85.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Moco
The Qibla direction from Moco, Other, Aruba is 64.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,492 km (7,141 miles) away. Geographically, Moco sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-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 Moco, this means facing east-northeast (64.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Moco
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (64.1°), 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 85.2° from Moco. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.1°.
Using a compass in Moco
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Moco. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 64.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.