Malvern Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Malvern, South Australia, Australia

Qibla: 283.3° WNW
Distance: 12,136 km
Coords: -34.96°, 138.61°
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Malvern
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Qibla Details for Malvern

Qibla Angle283.3° from North
Cardinal DirectionWNW
Compass Bearing301°
Distance to Kaaba12,136 km / 7,541 mi
RegionSouth Australia
Latitude-34.9592°
Longitude138.6125°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Malvern?

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

How far is Malvern from Mecca?

The distance from Malvern to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,136 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Malvern?

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 Malvern, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Malvern?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Malvern 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 Malvern

The Qibla direction from Malvern, South Australia, Australia is 283.3° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,136 km (7,541 miles) away. Geographically, Malvern 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 Malvern, this means facing west-northwest (283.3°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Malvern

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 Malvern. 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 Malvern

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Malvern. 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.