Vico Equense Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Vico Equense, Campania, Italy
Qibla Details for Vico Equense
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Vico Equense?
The Qibla direction from Vico Equense, Campania, Italy is 124.2° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Vico Equense should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Vico Equense from Mecca?
The distance from Vico Equense to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,211 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Vico Equense?
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 Vico Equense, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Vico Equense?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Vico Equense is 124.2° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 131.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 124.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Vico Equense
The Qibla direction from Vico Equense, Campania, Italy is 124.2° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,211 km (1,995 miles) away. Geographically, Vico Equense 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 Vico Equense, this means facing southeast (124.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Vico Equense
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (124.2°), 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 131.7° from Vico Equense. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 124.2°.
Using a compass in Vico Equense
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Vico Equense. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 124.2° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.