Brighton Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Brighton, South Australia, Australia

Qibla: 283.3° WNW
Distance: 12,129 km
Coords: -35.02°, 138.52°
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Brighton
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12,129 km

Qibla Details for Brighton

Qibla Angle283.3° from North
Cardinal DirectionWNW
Compass Bearing301°
Distance to Kaaba12,129 km / 7,537 mi
RegionSouth Australia
Latitude-35.0182°
Longitude138.5235°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Brighton?

The Qibla direction from Brighton, South Australia, Australia is 283.3° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Brighton should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Brighton from Mecca?

The distance from Brighton to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,129 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Brighton?

Use our free Qibla compass above. For the most accurate direction, click "Use My Exact Location" to enable GPS. On mobile devices, you can also enable the live compass feature which rotates in real-time as you move your phone.

How accurate is this Qibla direction?

Our Qibla calculation uses the great-circle bearing formula which provides 99.9% accuracy. The calculation accounts for Earth's curvature, ensuring precision regardless of distance. For your exact location within Brighton, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Brighton?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Brighton is 283.3° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 301°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 283.3°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Brighton

The Qibla direction from Brighton, South Australia, Australia is 283.3° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,129 km (7,537 miles) away. Geographically, Brighton sits to the east-southeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.

The Qibla (قِبْلَة) is the direction that Muslims face when performing their daily prayers (Salah). All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba, located in Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, during prayer. From Brighton, this means facing west-northwest (283.3°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Brighton

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (283.3°), the geometrically shortest path to Mecca across the curved surface of the Earth — the method accepted by most scholars. If you instead follow a single fixed compass heading (the rhumb-line bearing), it would be about 301° from Brighton. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 283.3°.

Using a compass in Brighton

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Brighton. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 283.3° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.