Mount Duneed Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mount Duneed, Victoria, Australia
Qibla Details for Mount Duneed
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mount Duneed?
The Qibla direction from Mount Duneed, Victoria, Australia is 279° (W) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mount Duneed should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mount Duneed from Mecca?
The distance from Mount Duneed to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,708 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mount Duneed?
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 Mount Duneed, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mount Duneed?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mount Duneed is 279° (W). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 301.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 279°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mount Duneed
The Qibla direction from Mount Duneed, Victoria, Australia is 279° from true north, pointing towards the west. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,708 km (7,896 miles) away. Geographically, Mount Duneed sits to the east-southeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west.
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 Mount Duneed, this means facing west (279°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mount Duneed
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (279°), 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 301.2° from Mount Duneed. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 279°.
Using a compass in Mount Duneed
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mount Duneed. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 279° (west) and shows ALIGNED.