Kibuku District Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Kibuku District, Eastern, Uganda
Qibla Details for Kibuku District
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Kibuku District?
The Qibla direction from Kibuku District, Eastern, Uganda is 15.7° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Kibuku District should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Kibuku District from Mecca?
The distance from Kibuku District to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,360 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Kibuku 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 Kibuku District, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Kibuku District?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Kibuku District is 15.7° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 16.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 15.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Kibuku District
The Qibla direction from Kibuku District, Eastern, Uganda is 15.7° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,360 km (1,466 miles) away. Geographically, Kibuku 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 Kibuku District, this means facing north-northeast (15.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Kibuku District
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (15.7°), 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 16.1° from Kibuku District. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 15.7°.
Using a compass in Kibuku 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 Kibuku 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 15.7° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.