Sun to align directly over Islam's holy Kaaba Monday

CAIRO – 26 May 2019: Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) said that the sun will align directly over Islam's holy Kaaba at Saudi Arabia's Grand Mosque at 12:18 p.m. local time on Monday.

Such phenomenon happens twice a year over Kaaba on May 27 and July 15, making it easy for Muslims worldwide to find Qibla (the direction Muslims must face when praying) by simply facing the sun.

NRIAG noted that the elevation angle of the sun at the time of Dhur prayer over the Kaaba will be equal to 89,93 arc degree.