The sun perpendicular to the Kaaba and conceals its shadow from its four sides on Wednesday, May 27

2020-05-25 2020-05-25T19:22:12Z
سنان خلف
سنان خلف
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The weather of Arabia - Sinan Khalaf - The sun’s perpendicularity over the Kaaba, and the disappearance of the shadow of the Ka’bah , an event that is repeated for the second time this year, and the date is noon on Wednesday 27 May, when the sun is perpendicular to the Holy Kaaba, causing the Ka’aba’s oversight to completely disappear from its four sides.

 

The sun perpendicular to the Kaaba .. How does it happen?

 

The sun’s perpendicular to the Kaaba occurs as a result of the Earth’s rotation around the sun, in addition to the geographical location of Makkah between the orbits of Cancer and Capricorn, making the sun perpendicular to the Kaaba twice a year.

 

 

When will the sun pass perpendicular to the Kaaba?

 

The sun perpendicular to the Kaaba will take place on Wednesday, May 27th, as the sun rises in the sky of Makkah at 5:38 am local time from the northeast horizon and moves outwardly in the dome of the sky as the Earth rotates around its axis.

 

The sun will reach the point of perpendicular to about 90 degrees at 12:18 at the time of the noon azan "meridian" in the Sacred Mosque, and at that time the shadow of the honorable Kaaba will completely disappear and the shadows of the bodies in Makkah will become zero.

 

 

How do we determine the direction of the sun's perpendicular to the Kaaba?

 

The sun’s perpendicular to the Kaaba is used to determine the direction of the qiblah in areas geographically far from Mecca in the Arab and Islamic countries and the areas where the sun is above the horizon, by planting a piece of wood or plastic perpendicular to the ground and shadow is monitored and the direction of the qiblah is in the direction The opposite of the shadow, so that the extension of the shadow indicates the location of the Holy Kaaba, knowing that this method is not useful for areas such as Jeddah and Taif due to their location near Mecca.

 

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.
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