Fossato di Vico Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Fossato di Vico, Umbria, Italy
Qibla Details for Fossato di Vico
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Fossato di Vico?
The Qibla direction from Fossato di Vico, Umbria, Italy is 125.5° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fossato di Vico should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Fossato di Vico from Mecca?
The distance from Fossato di Vico to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,492 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Fossato di Vico?
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 Fossato di Vico, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fossato di Vico?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fossato di Vico is 125.5° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 134.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 125.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Fossato di Vico
The Qibla direction from Fossato di Vico, Umbria, Italy is 125.5° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,492 km (2,170 miles) away. Geographically, Fossato di Vico 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 Fossato di Vico, this means facing southeast (125.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fossato di Vico
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (125.5°), 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 134.1° from Fossato di Vico. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 125.5°.
Using a compass in Fossato di Vico
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Fossato di Vico. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 125.5° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.