San Donnino Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Donnino, Tuscany, Italy
Qibla Details for San Donnino
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Donnino?
The Qibla direction from San Donnino, Tuscany, Italy is 124° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Donnino should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Donnino from Mecca?
The distance from San Donnino to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,631 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Donnino?
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 San Donnino, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Donnino?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Donnino is 124° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 133.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 124°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Donnino
The Qibla direction from San Donnino, Tuscany, Italy is 124° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,631 km (2,256 miles) away. Geographically, San Donnino sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 San Donnino, this means facing southeast (124°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Donnino
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (124°), 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 133.1° from San Donnino. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 124°.
Using a compass in San Donnino
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Donnino. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 124° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.