Sun to align directly over Kaaba today
The sun will rise by 90 degrees vertically above the House of God.
MAKKAH (Web Desk) - The holy city of Makkah will witness on Friday a rare astronomical phenomenon where the sun will pass directly over the top of the Kaaba at 12:18 p.m. local time, making it easy to determine accurate direction of Qibla.
According to astronomers, sun will be exactly perpendicular above the Kaaba and the shadows will disappear for a slight period.
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This event will allow people to define the exact direction of the prayer’s direction meticulously, reported Al Arabiya website.
Moulhem bin Mohammed Hindi, astronomy researcher in the Astronomy and Space Sciences department at the King Abdulaziz University, said that the sun passes over the Kaaba twice a year; this year it will perpendicular above it today (Friday).
The event will coincide with the Friday prayer at the Grand Mosque.
Moulhem bin Mohammed Hindi said: “This cosmic phenomenon enables people watching the sun at that exact moment, to determine the precise direction of the Kaaba through the simplest and easiest way. People should look at the sun and thus, they shall be 100 percent heading to the direction of the Qibla.”
