Santa Vittoria Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Santa Vittoria, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Qibla Details for Santa Vittoria
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Santa Vittoria?
The Qibla direction from Santa Vittoria, Emilia-Romagna, Italy is 124.7° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Santa Vittoria should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Santa Vittoria from Mecca?
The distance from Santa Vittoria to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,731 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Santa Vittoria?
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 Vittoria, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Santa Vittoria?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Santa Vittoria is 124.7° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 134.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 124.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Santa Vittoria
The Qibla direction from Santa Vittoria, Emilia-Romagna, Italy is 124.7° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,731 km (2,318 miles) away. Geographically, Santa Vittoria 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 Vittoria, this means facing southeast (124.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Santa Vittoria
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (124.7°), 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 134.2° from Santa Vittoria. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 124.7°.
Using a compass in Santa Vittoria
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 Vittoria. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 124.7° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.