Sant'Agata Bolognese Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sant'Agata Bolognese, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Qibla Details for Sant'Agata Bolognese
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sant'Agata Bolognese?
The Qibla direction from Sant'Agata Bolognese, Emilia-Romagna, Italy is 125.1° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sant'Agata Bolognese should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sant'Agata Bolognese from Mecca?
The distance from Sant'Agata Bolognese to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,686 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Sant'Agata Bolognese?
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 Sant'Agata Bolognese, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sant'Agata Bolognese?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sant'Agata Bolognese is 125.1° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 134.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 125.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Sant'Agata Bolognese
The Qibla direction from Sant'Agata Bolognese, Emilia-Romagna, Italy is 125.1° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,686 km (2,290 miles) away. Geographically, Sant'Agata Bolognese 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 Sant'Agata Bolognese, this means facing southeast (125.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sant'Agata Bolognese
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (125.1°), 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 134.4° from Sant'Agata Bolognese. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 125.1°.
Using a compass in Sant'Agata Bolognese
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sant'Agata Bolognese. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 125.1° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.