Mount Darwin Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mount Darwin, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
Qibla Details for Mount Darwin
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mount Darwin?
The Qibla direction from Mount Darwin, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe is 12.2° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mount Darwin should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mount Darwin from Mecca?
The distance from Mount Darwin to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,346 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mount Darwin?
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 Darwin, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mount Darwin?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mount Darwin is 12.2° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 11.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 12.2°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Mount Darwin
The Qibla direction from Mount Darwin, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe is 12.2° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,346 km (2,700 miles) away. Geographically, Mount Darwin sits to the south-southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-northeast.
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 Darwin, this means facing north-northeast (12.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mount Darwin
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (12.2°), 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 11.9° from Mount Darwin. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 12.2°.
Using a compass in Mount Darwin
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 Darwin. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 12.2° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.