Gisborne Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand
Qibla Details for Gisborne
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Gisborne?
The Qibla direction from Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand is 256.6° (WSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Gisborne should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Gisborne from Mecca?
The distance from Gisborne to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 15,623 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Gisborne?
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 Gisborne, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Gisborne?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Gisborne is 256.6° (WSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 294.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 256.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Gisborne
The Qibla direction from Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand is 256.6° from true north, pointing towards the west-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 15,623 km (9,708 miles) away. Geographically, Gisborne sits to the southeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-southwest.
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 Gisborne, this means facing west-southwest (256.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Gisborne
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (256.6°), 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 294.8° from Gisborne. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 256.6°.
Using a compass in Gisborne
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Gisborne. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 256.6° (west-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.