Sant'Angelo Muxaro Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sant'Angelo Muxaro, Sicily, Italy
Qibla Details for Sant'Angelo Muxaro
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sant'Angelo Muxaro?
The Qibla direction from Sant'Angelo Muxaro, Sicily, Italy is 117.9° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sant'Angelo Muxaro should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sant'Angelo Muxaro from Mecca?
The distance from Sant'Angelo Muxaro to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,094 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Sant'Angelo Muxaro?
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 Sant'Angelo Muxaro, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sant'Angelo Muxaro?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sant'Angelo Muxaro is 117.9° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 125.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 117.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Sant'Angelo Muxaro
The Qibla direction from Sant'Angelo Muxaro, Sicily, Italy is 117.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,094 km (1,923 miles) away. Geographically, Sant'Angelo Muxaro 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 Sant'Angelo Muxaro, this means facing east-southeast (117.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sant'Angelo Muxaro
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (117.9°), 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 125.2° from Sant'Angelo Muxaro. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 117.9°.
Using a compass in Sant'Angelo Muxaro
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sant'Angelo Muxaro. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 117.9° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.