Dandaragan Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Dandaragan, Western Australia, Australia
Qibla Details for Dandaragan
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Dandaragan?
The Qibla direction from Dandaragan, Western Australia, Australia is 295.6° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Dandaragan should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Dandaragan from Mecca?
The distance from Dandaragan to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,934 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Dandaragan?
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 Dandaragan, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Dandaragan?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Dandaragan is 295.6° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 305.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Dandaragan
The Qibla direction from Dandaragan, Western Australia, Australia is 295.6° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,934 km (6,173 miles) away. Geographically, Dandaragan 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 Dandaragan, this means facing west-northwest (295.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Dandaragan
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (295.6°), 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 305.5° from Dandaragan. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.6°.
Using a compass in Dandaragan
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Dandaragan. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 295.6° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.