Pre-Calculated Qibla Directions of U.S. and Canadian Jamaats
0 Comments Published by admin October 19th, 2007 in UncategorizedShaikh Husain Jamali
MasjidLocation Longitude Latitude Qibla Anglefrom True North MagneticDeclination Qibla Anglefrom Magnetic Northby Regular Compass Woodland Hills, CA(Los Angeles) 118° 35´ W 34° 11´ N 23° 33´ 6.8″ E of N 13° 57´ E 9° 36´ 6.8″ E of N Fremont, CA(San Francisco) 121° 57´ W 37° 32´ N 19° [...]
Pre-Calculated Qibla Directions for Jamaats Worldwide
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MasjidLocation Latitude Longitude Qibla Anglefrom True North MagneticDeclination Qibla Anglefrom Magnetic Northby Regular Compass Bombay,India 18° 58´ N 72° 50´ E 79° 9´ 3″ W of N 3° 11´ W 75° 58´ 3″ W of N Pune,India 18° 32´ N 73° 52´ E 78° 56´ 24″ W of [...]
Geometric Calculation of Qibla Direction
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The direction of Qibla at any point on the Earth’s surface, assuming the Earth to be a perfect sphere, is given by the great circle passing through that point and the Kaabatullah at Makkah. The angle between the true north at a place and the qibla direction there can be obtained by solving [...]
