Santovenia Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Santovenia, Zamora, Spain

Qibla: 103.8° ESE
Distance: 4,806 km
Coords: 41.88°, -5.71°
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Santovenia
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4,806 km

Qibla Details for Santovenia

Qibla Angle103.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing118°
Distance to Kaaba4,806 km / 2,986 mi
RegionZamora
Latitude41.8786°
Longitude-5.7100°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Santovenia?

The Qibla direction from Santovenia, Zamora, Spain is 103.8° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Santovenia should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Santovenia from Mecca?

The distance from Santovenia to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,806 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Santovenia?

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 Santovenia, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Santovenia?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Santovenia is 103.8° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 118°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 103.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Santovenia

The Qibla direction from Santovenia, Zamora, Spain is 103.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,806 km (2,986 miles) away. Geographically, Santovenia 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 Santovenia, this means facing east-southeast (103.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Santovenia

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (103.8°), 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 118° from Santovenia. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 103.8°.

Using a compass in Santovenia

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Santovenia. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 103.8° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.