Shirol Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Shirol, Maharashtra, India
Qibla Details for Shirol
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Shirol?
The Qibla direction from Shirol, Maharashtra, India is 283.7° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Shirol should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Shirol from Mecca?
The distance from Shirol to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,688 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Shirol?
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 Shirol, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Shirol?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Shirol is 283.7° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 278.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 283.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Shirol
The Qibla direction from Shirol, Maharashtra, India is 283.7° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,688 km (2,292 miles) away. Geographically, Shirol sits to the east 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 Shirol, this means facing west-northwest (283.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Shirol
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (283.7°), 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 278.1° from Shirol. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 283.7°.
Using a compass in Shirol
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Shirol. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 283.7° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.