Santa Maria Codifiume Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Santa Maria Codifiume, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Qibla Details for Santa Maria Codifiume
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Santa Maria Codifiume?
The Qibla direction from Santa Maria Codifiume, Emilia-Romagna, Italy is 125.8° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Santa Maria Codifiume should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Santa Maria Codifiume from Mecca?
The distance from Santa Maria Codifiume to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,653 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Santa Maria Codifiume?
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 Santa Maria Codifiume, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Santa Maria Codifiume?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Santa Maria Codifiume is 125.8° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 134.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 125.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Santa Maria Codifiume
The Qibla direction from Santa Maria Codifiume, Emilia-Romagna, Italy is 125.8° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,653 km (2,270 miles) away. Geographically, Santa Maria Codifiume 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 Santa Maria Codifiume, this means facing southeast (125.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Santa Maria Codifiume
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (125.8°), 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 134.9° from Santa Maria Codifiume. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 125.8°.
Using a compass in Santa Maria Codifiume
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Santa Maria Codifiume. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 125.8° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.