Rocca Imperiale Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Rocca Imperiale, Calabria, Italy
Qibla Details for Rocca Imperiale
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Rocca Imperiale?
The Qibla direction from Rocca Imperiale, Calabria, Italy is 126.5° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Rocca Imperiale should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Rocca Imperiale from Mecca?
The distance from Rocca Imperiale to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,027 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Rocca Imperiale?
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 Rocca Imperiale, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Rocca Imperiale?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Rocca Imperiale is 126.5° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 133.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 126.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Rocca Imperiale
The Qibla direction from Rocca Imperiale, Calabria, Italy is 126.5° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,027 km (1,881 miles) away. Geographically, Rocca Imperiale 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 Rocca Imperiale, this means facing southeast (126.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Rocca Imperiale
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (126.5°), 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 133.3° from Rocca Imperiale. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 126.5°.
Using a compass in Rocca Imperiale
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Rocca Imperiale. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 126.5° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.