Lucca Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lucca, Tuscany, Italy
Qibla Details for Lucca
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lucca?
The Qibla direction from Lucca, Tuscany, Italy is 123.2° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lucca should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lucca from Mecca?
The distance from Lucca to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,677 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lucca?
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 Lucca, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lucca?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lucca is 123.2° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 132.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 123.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Lucca
The Qibla direction from Lucca, Tuscany, Italy is 123.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,677 km (2,285 miles) away. Geographically, Lucca 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 Lucca, this means facing east-southeast (123.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lucca
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (123.2°), 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 132.6° from Lucca. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 123.2°.
Using a compass in Lucca
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lucca. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 123.2° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.