Bugiri Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bugiri, Eastern, Uganda
Qibla Details for Bugiri
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bugiri?
The Qibla direction from Bugiri, Eastern, Uganda is 15.5° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bugiri should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bugiri from Mecca?
The distance from Bugiri to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,413 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bugiri?
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 Bugiri, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bugiri?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bugiri is 15.5° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 15.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 15.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bugiri
The Qibla direction from Bugiri, Eastern, Uganda is 15.5° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,413 km (1,499 miles) away. Geographically, Bugiri 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 Bugiri, this means facing north-northeast (15.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bugiri
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (15.5°), 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 Bugiri. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 15.5°.
Using a compass in Bugiri
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bugiri. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 15.5° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.