San Paolo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Paolo, Lombardy, Italy
Qibla Details for San Paolo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Paolo?
The Qibla direction from San Paolo, Lombardy, Italy is 124.5° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Paolo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Paolo from Mecca?
The distance from San Paolo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,803 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Paolo?
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 Paolo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Paolo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Paolo is 124.5° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 134.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 124.5°.
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Qibla: 123.9°
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Qibla: 123.1°
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Qibla: 125°
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Qibla: 124.1°
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Qibla: 124.8°
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Qibla: 124.8°
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Qibla: 124.9°
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Qibla: 124.7°
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Finding Qibla Direction in San Paolo
The Qibla direction from San Paolo, Lombardy, Italy is 124.5° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,803 km (2,363 miles) away. Geographically, San Paolo 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 Paolo, this means facing southeast (124.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Paolo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (124.5°), 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 134.3° from San Paolo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 124.5°.
Using a compass in San Paolo
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 Paolo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 124.5° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.