Qibla direction in Novomoskovsk

How to face the Qibla in Novomoskovsk

Stand where you will pray and find north first. Then turn towards south and move a further 2.7° towards east: the result is the bearing of 177.3°. The direction is close to due south, which makes it easy to remember.

The scholars distinguish two cases: the one who sees the Kaaba aims at the building itself, while the one who cannot see it, as anywhere in Novomoskovsk, aims at its direction as well as he reasonably can. Comparing with the mihrab of a local mosque is a quick way to confirm the result. If you travel or move house, check the angle again, since it changes from place to place.

Why a flat map shows a different direction

On a flat (Mercator) map, the straight line from Novomoskovsk to Mecca points to 177.9°, only 0.6° away from the true Qibla. Here the two methods practically agree, so a map gives a usable first idea, although the 177.3° bearing remains the exact one.

The value of 177.3° is the direction in which the shortest route from 54.0110° N, 38.2908° E sets off towards the Kaaba at 21.4225° N, 39.8262° E. Every accurate Qibla calculator, and the plans of well-oriented mosques, arrive at the same angle for this point.

Distance from Novomoskovsk to Mecca and Medina

Mecca is 3,626 km from Novomoskovsk as the crow flies, and Medina, the city of the Prophet ﷺ, is 3,287 km away. A direct flight would take roughly 4 h 46 min, although most pilgrims from Novomoskovsk connect through Jeddah or Medina airport.

Clocks in Novomoskovsk run the same time as Mecca all year. Prayer times, however, depend on the sun at your own location, so always use the prayer times of Novomoskovsk rather than those of Mecca.

Finding the Qibla with the sun in Novomoskovsk

On 365 days of 2027, the sun passes exactly through the Qibla direction of Novomoskovsk while it is well above the horizon. At that moment, facing the sun means facing Mecca. The effect is most frequent in January (31 days); for example, on 1 January 2027 it happens at 12:19 local time.

The sun is never opposite the Qibla of Novomoskovsk during daylight, so the shadow method does not apply here; the left-hand column is the one to use.

Twice a year the sun passes directly over the Kaaba, on 28 May 2027 and 16 July 2027. Both moments are in daylight in Novomoskovsk: at 12:18 and 12:27 local time, face the sun and you face the Qibla exactly, anywhere in the city.

Novomoskovsk compared with other cities

Compared with Moscow, 198 km away, the Qibla in Novomoskovsk is turned 1.0° further clockwise (177.3° against 176.4°), and Mecca is 196 km closer. The nearest city with its own Qibla page, Tula (48 km), prays towards 176.2°, a difference of 1.1°.

Across the 158 cities in Russia on this site, the Qibla ranges from 148.7° in Kaliningrad to 305.3° in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, a spread of 156.6°. That is too large to use one national direction, so each city has its own bearing.

See all cities on the Qibla page for Russia.

Qibla in cities near Novomoskovsk

• Tula176.2° · 48 km
• Ryazan179.8° · 114 km
• Serpukhov175.9° · 116 km
• Kolomna178.2° · 122 km
• Kaluga173.9° · 143 km
• Yelets177.6° · 156 km