Sant Andreu Salou Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sant Andreu Salou, Girona, Spain
Qibla Details for Sant Andreu Salou
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sant Andreu Salou?
The Qibla direction from Sant Andreu Salou, Girona, Spain is 111.8° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sant Andreu Salou should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sant Andreu Salou from Mecca?
The distance from Sant Andreu Salou to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,131 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Sant Andreu Salou?
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 Sant Andreu Salou, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sant Andreu Salou?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sant Andreu Salou is 111.8° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 123.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 111.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Sant Andreu Salou
The Qibla direction from Sant Andreu Salou, Girona, Spain is 111.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,131 km (2,567 miles) away. Geographically, Sant Andreu Salou sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-southeast.
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 Sant Andreu Salou, this means facing east-southeast (111.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sant Andreu Salou
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (111.8°), 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 123.2° from Sant Andreu Salou. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 111.8°.
Using a compass in Sant Andreu Salou
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sant Andreu Salou. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 111.8° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.