Qibla direction in Singa

How to face the Qibla in Singa

Stand where you will pray and find north first. Then turn towards north and move a further 33.4° towards east: the result is the bearing of 33.4°. Because the angle sits far from the cardinal points, a rough guess such as “north” would be off by more than 30°, which is why a measured bearing matters in Singa.

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 Singa, 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 Singa to Mecca points to 34.2°, only 0.8° away from the true Qibla. Here the two methods practically agree, so a map gives a usable first idea, although the 33.4° bearing remains the exact one.

The value of 33.4° is the direction in which the shortest route from 13.1483° N, 33.9312° 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 Singa to Mecca and Medina

Mecca is 1,112 km from Singa as the crow flies, and Medina, the city of the Prophet ﷺ, is 1,393 km away. The distance is short enough that many pilgrims from Singa travel to the Hijaz by road.

Clocks in Singa run 1 hour behind Mecca all year. Prayer times, however, depend on the sun at your own location, so always use the prayer times of Singa rather than those of Mecca.

Finding the Qibla with the sun in Singa

On 115 days of 2027, the sun passes exactly through the Qibla direction of Singa 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 1 May 2027 it happens at 11:36 local time.

On 249 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 January (31 days), for instance on 1 January 2027 at 13:24.

Twice a year the sun passes directly over the Kaaba, on 28 May 2027 and 16 July 2027. Both moments are in daylight in Singa: at 11:18 and 11:27 local time, face the sun and you face the Qibla exactly, anywhere in the city.

Singa compared with other cities

Compared with Khartoum, 307 km away, the Qibla in Singa is turned 15.2° further anticlockwise (33.4° against 48.6°), and Mecca is 104 km farther away. The nearest city with its own Qibla page, Sennar (61 km), prays towards 36.3°, a difference of 2.9°.

Across the 18 cities in Sudan on this site, the Qibla ranges from 27.8° in Ad-Damazin to 61.9° in Geneina, a spread of 34.1°. That is too large to use one national direction, so each city has its own bearing.

See all cities on the Qibla page for Sudan.

Qibla in cities near Singa

• Sennar36.3° · 61 km
• Kūstī38.6° · 137 km
• Wad Madani39.6° · 146 km
• Ad-Damazin27.8° · 158 km
• Al Manāqil41.2° · 159 km
• Gedaref29.2° · 185 km