Mompós Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mompós, Bolívar, Colombia
Qibla Details for Mompós
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mompós?
The Qibla direction from Mompós, Bolívar, Colombia is 63.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mompós should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mompós from Mecca?
The distance from Mompós to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,105 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mompós?
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 Mompós, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mompós?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mompós is 63.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 83.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 63.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mompós
The Qibla direction from Mompós, Bolívar, Colombia is 63.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,105 km (7,522 miles) away. Geographically, Mompós 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 Mompós, this means facing east-northeast (63.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mompós
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (63.6°), 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 83.6° from Mompós. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 63.6°.
Using a compass in Mompós
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mompós. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 63.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.