Cerreto Guidi Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy
Qibla Details for Cerreto Guidi
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cerreto Guidi?
The Qibla direction from Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy is 123.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cerreto Guidi should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cerreto Guidi from Mecca?
The distance from Cerreto Guidi to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,646 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cerreto Guidi?
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 Cerreto Guidi, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cerreto Guidi?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cerreto Guidi is 123.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 132.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 123.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Cerreto Guidi
The Qibla direction from Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy is 123.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,646 km (2,266 miles) away. Geographically, Cerreto Guidi 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 Cerreto Guidi, this means facing east-southeast (123.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cerreto Guidi
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (123.6°), 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 132.8° from Cerreto Guidi. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 123.6°.
Using a compass in Cerreto Guidi
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cerreto Guidi. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 123.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.