Saponara Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Saponara, Sicily, Italy
Qibla Details for Saponara
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Saponara?
The Qibla direction from Saponara, Sicily, Italy is 121.7° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Saponara should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Saponara from Mecca?
The distance from Saponara to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,989 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Saponara?
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 Saponara, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Saponara?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Saponara is 121.7° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 128.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 121.7°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Saponara
The Qibla direction from Saponara, Sicily, Italy is 121.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,989 km (1,857 miles) away. Geographically, Saponara 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 Saponara, this means facing east-southeast (121.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Saponara
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (121.7°), 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 128.6° from Saponara. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 121.7°.
Using a compass in Saponara
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Saponara. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 121.7° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.