Monash Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Monash, South Australia, Australia

Qibla: 282.6° WNW
Distance: 12,292 km
Coords: -34.24°, 140.56°
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Monash
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12,292 km

Qibla Details for Monash

Qibla Angle282.6° from North
Cardinal DirectionWNW
Compass Bearing300.1°
Distance to Kaaba12,292 km / 7,638 mi
RegionSouth Australia
Latitude-34.2384°
Longitude140.5613°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Monash?

The Qibla direction from Monash, South Australia, Australia is 282.6° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Monash should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Monash from Mecca?

The distance from Monash to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,292 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Monash?

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 Monash, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Monash?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Monash is 282.6° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 300.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 282.6°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Monash

The Qibla direction from Monash, South Australia, Australia is 282.6° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,292 km (7,638 miles) away. Geographically, Monash 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 Monash, this means facing west-northwest (282.6°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Monash

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (282.6°), 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 300.1° from Monash. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 282.6°.

Using a compass in Monash

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Monash. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 282.6° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.