Osteria Grande Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Osteria Grande, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Qibla Details for Osteria Grande
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Osteria Grande?
The Qibla direction from Osteria Grande, Emilia-Romagna, Italy is 125.3° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Osteria Grande should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Osteria Grande from Mecca?
The distance from Osteria Grande to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,646 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Osteria Grande?
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 Osteria Grande, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Osteria Grande?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Osteria Grande is 125.3° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 134.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 125.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Osteria Grande
The Qibla direction from Osteria Grande, Emilia-Romagna, Italy is 125.3° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,646 km (2,266 miles) away. Geographically, Osteria Grande 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 Osteria Grande, this means facing southeast (125.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Osteria Grande
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (125.3°), 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 134.4° from Osteria Grande. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 125.3°.
Using a compass in Osteria Grande
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Osteria Grande. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 125.3° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.