Piano di Conca Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Piano di Conca, Tuscany, Italy
Qibla Details for Piano di Conca
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Piano di Conca?
The Qibla direction from Piano di Conca, Tuscany, Italy is 123° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Piano di Conca should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Piano di Conca from Mecca?
The distance from Piano di Conca to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,694 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Piano di Conca?
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 Piano di Conca, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Piano di Conca?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Piano di Conca is 123° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 132.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 123°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Piano di Conca
The Qibla direction from Piano di Conca, Tuscany, Italy is 123° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,694 km (2,295 miles) away. Geographically, Piano di Conca 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 Piano di Conca, this means facing east-southeast (123°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Piano di Conca
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (123°), 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 132.4° from Piano di Conca. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 123°.
Using a compass in Piano di Conca
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Piano di Conca. 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° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.