Mookane Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mookane, Central, Botswana
Qibla Details for Mookane
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mookane?
The Qibla direction from Mookane, Central, Botswana is 16.9° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mookane should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mookane from Mecca?
The distance from Mookane to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,220 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mookane?
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 Mookane, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mookane?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mookane is 16.9° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 15.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mookane
The Qibla direction from Mookane, Central, Botswana is 16.9° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,220 km (3,244 miles) away. Geographically, Mookane sits to the south-southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-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 Mookane, this means facing north-northeast (16.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mookane
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (16.9°), 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 15.9° from Mookane. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.9°.
Using a compass in Mookane
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mookane. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 16.9° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.