Vallo della Lucania Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Vallo della Lucania, Campania, Italy
Qibla Details for Vallo della Lucania
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Vallo della Lucania?
The Qibla direction from Vallo della Lucania, Campania, Italy is 124.7° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Vallo della Lucania should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Vallo della Lucania from Mecca?
The distance from Vallo della Lucania to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,125 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Vallo della Lucania?
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 Vallo della Lucania, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Vallo della Lucania?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Vallo della Lucania is 124.7° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 131.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 124.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Vallo della Lucania
The Qibla direction from Vallo della Lucania, Campania, Italy is 124.7° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,125 km (1,942 miles) away. Geographically, Vallo della Lucania 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 Vallo della Lucania, this means facing southeast (124.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Vallo della Lucania
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (124.7°), 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 131.9° from Vallo della Lucania. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 124.7°.
Using a compass in Vallo della Lucania
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Vallo della Lucania. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 124.7° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.