Qibla · Mymensingh Division
Qibla direction in Mymensingh
To face the Kaaba in Mymensingh, turn to 276.7° measured clockwise from true north, which is west (6.7° north of west). The Sacred Mosque in Mecca lies 5,158 km away along the shortest path over the globe, and this is the direction the mihrabs of the mosques in Mymensingh should follow.
Line up the top of your phone or compass with the green needle: it marks 276.7°, the Qibla of Mymensingh. Phone compasses usually display true north, so a reading of 277° is all you need; a needle compass reads magnetic north and needs the local declination added or subtracted first.
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How to face the Qibla in Mymensingh
Stand where you will pray and find north first. Then turn towards west and move a further 6.7° towards north: the result is the bearing of 276.7°. The direction is close to due west, which makes it easy to remember.
Facing the Qibla is a condition of the prayer. Whoever prays inside the Sacred Mosque faces the Kaaba itself; whoever is far away, as in Mymensingh, faces its direction and makes a sincere effort to be accurate. Any of the mosques of Mymensingh is a handy reference, because the prayer rows were aligned when it was built. Once you know the direction at home, a discreet mark on the wall saves you from checking again.
Why a flat map shows a different direction
A straight line drawn on a flat (Mercator) map from Mymensingh to Mecca points to 265.9° (west), 10.8° away from the correct 276.7°. That map line is a rhumb line: it keeps the same compass heading all the way, but it is 28 km longer than the true shortest route. The Qibla follows the great circle, the shortest path on the curved Earth, which is why the bearing differs.
How is the figure of 276.7° obtained? From the coordinates of Mymensingh (24.7564° N, 90.4065° E) and of the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E), spherical trigonometry gives the starting bearing of the great circle joining them. Mosque architects and astronomical Qibla tables rely on exactly the same calculation.
Distance from Mymensingh to Mecca and Medina
Mecca is 5,158 km from Mymensingh as the crow flies, and Medina, the city of the Prophet ﷺ, is 5,104 km away. A direct flight would take roughly 6 h 34 min, although most pilgrims from Mymensingh connect through Jeddah or Medina airport.
Clocks in Mymensingh run 3 hours ahead of Mecca all year. Prayer times, however, depend on the sun at your own location, so always use the prayer times of Mymensingh rather than those of Mecca.
Finding the Qibla with the sun in Mymensingh
On 148 days of 2027, the sun passes exactly through the Qibla direction of Mymensingh while it is well above the horizon. At that moment, facing the sun means facing Mecca. The effect is most frequent in May (31 days); for example, on 15 April 2027 it happens at 17:37 local time.
On 210 days the sun stands exactly opposite the Qibla: then the shadow of any vertical object, a pole, a door frame or a plumb line, points straight towards Mecca. This is most frequent in May (31 days), for instance on 15 March 2027 at 06:51.
| Date | Sun in the Qibla direction (face the sun) | Sun opposite (shadows point to the Qibla) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2027 | — | — |
| 15 January 2027 | — | — |
| 1 February 2027 | — | — |
| 15 February 2027 | — | — |
| 1 March 2027 | — | — |
| 15 March 2027 | — | 06:51 |
| 1 April 2027 | — | 07:42 |
| 15 April 2027 | 17:37 | 08:24 |
| 1 May 2027 | 16:41 | 09:14 |
| 15 May 2027 | 15:55 | 09:58 |
| 1 June 2027 | 15:08 | 10:49 |
| 15 June 2027 | 14:45 | 11:17 |
| 1 July 2027 | 14:53 | 11:17 |
| 15 July 2027 | 15:25 | 10:49 |
| 1 August 2027 | 16:16 | 09:59 |
| 15 August 2027 | 16:59 | 09:12 |
| 1 September 2027 | 17:50 | 08:13 |
| 15 September 2027 | — | 07:23 |
| 1 October 2027 | — | 06:25 |
| 15 October 2027 | — | — |
| 1 November 2027 | — | — |
| 15 November 2027 | — | — |
| 1 December 2027 | — | — |
| 15 December 2027 | — | — |
Twice a year the sun passes directly over the Kaaba, on 28 May 2027 and 16 July 2027. Both moments are in daylight in Mymensingh: at 15:18 and 15:27 local time, face the sun and you face the Qibla exactly, anywhere in the city.
Mymensingh compared with other cities
Compared with Dhaka, 116 km away, the Qibla in Mymensingh is turned 1.0° further anticlockwise (276.7° against 277.7°), and Mecca is 15 km closer. The nearest city with its own Qibla page, Jamalpur (50 km), prays towards 276.4°, a difference of 0.3°.
Across the 44 cities in Bangladesh on this site, the Qibla ranges from 274.8° in Thakurgaon to 280.1° in Cox’s Bāzār, a spread of 5.4°. That is too large to use one national direction, so each city has its own bearing.
See all cities on the Qibla page for Bangladesh.
Qibla in cities near Mymensingh
Qibla in Mymensingh: questions and answers
What is the Qibla direction in Mymensingh?
It is 276.7° from true north, which is west: 6.7° north of west.
How far is Mymensingh from Mecca?
5,158 km in a straight line over the globe, and 5,104 km to Medina.
When does the sun show the Qibla in Mymensingh?
On 148 days of 2027 the sun stands in the Qibla direction; the table on this page gives the exact time for the 1st and 15th of each month.
Why is the Qibla in Mymensingh not the direction shown on a map?
Flat maps distort directions. The line on a map points to 265.9°, but the shortest route on the globe leaves Mymensingh at 276.7°, and that is the Qibla.
Does the Qibla change during the year?
No. The direction of 276.7° is fixed; only the times when the sun lines up with it change from day to day.