Serralunga d'Alba Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Serralunga d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy
Qibla Details for Serralunga d'Alba
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Serralunga d'Alba?
The Qibla direction from Serralunga d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy is 121° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Serralunga d'Alba should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Serralunga d'Alba from Mecca?
The distance from Serralunga d'Alba to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,891 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Serralunga d'Alba?
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 Serralunga d'Alba, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Serralunga d'Alba?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Serralunga d'Alba is 121° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 131.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 121°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Serralunga d'Alba
The Qibla direction from Serralunga d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy is 121° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,891 km (2,418 miles) away. Geographically, Serralunga d'Alba sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-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 Serralunga d'Alba, this means facing east-southeast (121°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Serralunga d'Alba
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (121°), 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 131.3° from Serralunga d'Alba. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 121°.
Using a compass in Serralunga d'Alba
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Serralunga d'Alba. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 121° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.