Bukomansimbi District Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bukomansimbi District, Central, Uganda
Qibla Details for Bukomansimbi District
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bukomansimbi District?
The Qibla direction from Bukomansimbi District, Central, Uganda is 19.9° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bukomansimbi District should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bukomansimbi District from Mecca?
The distance from Bukomansimbi District to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,559 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bukomansimbi District?
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 Bukomansimbi District, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bukomansimbi District?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bukomansimbi District is 19.9° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 20.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 19.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bukomansimbi District
The Qibla direction from Bukomansimbi District, Central, Uganda is 19.9° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,559 km (1,590 miles) away. Geographically, Bukomansimbi District 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 Bukomansimbi District, this means facing north-northeast (19.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bukomansimbi District
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (19.9°), 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 20.4° from Bukomansimbi District. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 19.9°.
Using a compass in Bukomansimbi District
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bukomansimbi District. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 19.9° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.