Mocoa Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia
Qibla Details for Mocoa
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mocoa?
The Qibla direction from Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia is 65.9° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mocoa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mocoa from Mecca?
The distance from Mocoa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,697 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mocoa?
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 Mocoa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mocoa?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mocoa is 65.9° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 79.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mocoa
The Qibla direction from Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia is 65.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,697 km (7,890 miles) away. Geographically, Mocoa 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 Mocoa, this means facing east-northeast (65.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mocoa
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.9°), 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 79.9° from Mocoa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.9°.
Using a compass in Mocoa
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mocoa. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.9° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.