San Giuseppe Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Giuseppe, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Qibla Details for San Giuseppe
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Giuseppe?
The Qibla direction from San Giuseppe, Emilia-Romagna, Italy is 126.6° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Giuseppe should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Giuseppe from Mecca?
The distance from San Giuseppe to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,621 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Giuseppe?
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 Giuseppe, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Giuseppe?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Giuseppe is 126.6° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 135.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 126.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Giuseppe
The Qibla direction from San Giuseppe, Emilia-Romagna, Italy is 126.6° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,621 km (2,250 miles) away. Geographically, San Giuseppe 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 Giuseppe, this means facing southeast (126.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Giuseppe
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (126.6°), 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 135.6° from San Giuseppe. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 126.6°.
Using a compass in San Giuseppe
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 Giuseppe. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 126.6° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.