Carimate Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Carimate, Lombardy, Italy
Qibla Details for Carimate
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Carimate?
The Qibla direction from Carimate, Lombardy, Italy is 123.8° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Carimate should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Carimate from Mecca?
The distance from Carimate to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,883 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Carimate?
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 Carimate, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Carimate?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Carimate is 123.8° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 133.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 123.8°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Carimate
The Qibla direction from Carimate, Lombardy, Italy is 123.8° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,883 km (2,413 miles) away. Geographically, Carimate 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 Carimate, this means facing southeast (123.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Carimate
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (123.8°), 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 133.9° from Carimate. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 123.8°.
Using a compass in Carimate
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Carimate. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 123.8° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.