Grumento Nova Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Grumento Nova, Basilicata, Italy
Qibla Details for Grumento Nova
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Grumento Nova?
The Qibla direction from Grumento Nova, Basilicata, Italy is 125.7° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Grumento Nova should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Grumento Nova from Mecca?
The distance from Grumento Nova to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,086 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Grumento Nova?
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 Grumento Nova, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Grumento Nova?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Grumento Nova is 125.7° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 132.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 125.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Grumento Nova
The Qibla direction from Grumento Nova, Basilicata, Italy is 125.7° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,086 km (1,918 miles) away. Geographically, Grumento Nova sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Grumento Nova, this means facing southeast (125.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Grumento Nova
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (125.7°), 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 132.8° from Grumento Nova. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 125.7°.
Using a compass in Grumento Nova
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Grumento Nova. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 125.7° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.