San Sostene Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Sostene, Calabria, Italy
Qibla Details for San Sostene
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Sostene?
The Qibla direction from San Sostene, Calabria, Italy is 124° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Sostene should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Sostene from Mecca?
The distance from San Sostene to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,939 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Sostene?
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 San Sostene, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Sostene?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Sostene is 124° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 130.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 124°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Sostene
The Qibla direction from San Sostene, Calabria, Italy is 124° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,939 km (1,826 miles) away. Geographically, San Sostene 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 San Sostene, this means facing southeast (124°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Sostene
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (124°), 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 130.6° from San Sostene. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 124°.
Using a compass in San Sostene
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Sostene. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 124° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.