Móng Cái Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Móng Cái, Quảng Ninh, Vietnam
Qibla Details for Móng Cái
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Móng Cái?
The Qibla direction from Móng Cái, Quảng Ninh, Vietnam is 283.8° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Móng Cái should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Móng Cái from Mecca?
The distance from Móng Cái to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 6,996 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Móng Cái?
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 Móng Cái, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Móng Cái?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Móng Cái is 283.8° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 269.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 283.8°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Móng Cái
The Qibla direction from Móng Cái, Quảng Ninh, Vietnam is 283.8° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 6,996 km (4,347 miles) away. Geographically, Móng Cái sits to the east-northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.
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 Móng Cái, this means facing west-northwest (283.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Móng Cái
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (283.8°), 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 269.9° from Móng Cái. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 283.8°.
Using a compass in Móng Cái
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Móng Cái. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 283.8° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.