San Giacomo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Giacomo, Lombardy, Italy
Qibla Details for San Giacomo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Giacomo?
The Qibla direction from San Giacomo, Lombardy, Italy is 125.4° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Giacomo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Giacomo from Mecca?
The distance from San Giacomo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,789 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Giacomo?
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 Giacomo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Giacomo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Giacomo is 125.4° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 135.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 125.4°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in San Giacomo
The Qibla direction from San Giacomo, Lombardy, Italy is 125.4° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,789 km (2,354 miles) away. Geographically, San Giacomo 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 Giacomo, this means facing southeast (125.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Giacomo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (125.4°), 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 135.1° from San Giacomo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 125.4°.
Using a compass in San Giacomo
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 Giacomo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 125.4° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.