Ponte Taro Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ponte Taro, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Qibla Details for Ponte Taro
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ponte Taro?
The Qibla direction from Ponte Taro, Emilia-Romagna, Italy is 124.1° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ponte Taro should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ponte Taro from Mecca?
The distance from Ponte Taro to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,757 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ponte Taro?
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 Ponte Taro, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ponte Taro?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ponte Taro is 124.1° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 133.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 124.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ponte Taro
The Qibla direction from Ponte Taro, Emilia-Romagna, Italy is 124.1° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,757 km (2,334 miles) away. Geographically, Ponte Taro 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 Ponte Taro, this means facing southeast (124.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ponte Taro
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (124.1°), 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 133.7° from Ponte Taro. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 124.1°.
Using a compass in Ponte Taro
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ponte Taro. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 124.1° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.