Monte Cerignone Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Monte Cerignone, Marche, Italy
Qibla Details for Monte Cerignone
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Monte Cerignone?
The Qibla direction from Monte Cerignone, Marche, Italy is 125.8° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Monte Cerignone should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Monte Cerignone from Mecca?
The distance from Monte Cerignone to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,550 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Monte Cerignone?
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 Monte Cerignone, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Monte Cerignone?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Monte Cerignone is 125.8° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 134.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 125.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Monte Cerignone
The Qibla direction from Monte Cerignone, Marche, Italy is 125.8° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,550 km (2,206 miles) away. Geographically, Monte Cerignone 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 Monte Cerignone, this means facing southeast (125.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Monte Cerignone
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 134.5° from Monte Cerignone. 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 Monte Cerignone
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Monte Cerignone. 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.