Cartura Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cartura, Veneto, Italy
Qibla Details for Cartura
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cartura?
The Qibla direction from Cartura, Veneto, Italy is 126.8° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cartura should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cartura from Mecca?
The distance from Cartura to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,680 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cartura?
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 Cartura, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cartura?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cartura is 126.8° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 136°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 126.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Cartura
The Qibla direction from Cartura, Veneto, Italy is 126.8° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,680 km (2,287 miles) away. Geographically, Cartura 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 Cartura, this means facing southeast (126.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cartura
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (126.8°), 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 136° from Cartura. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 126.8°.
Using a compass in Cartura
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cartura. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 126.8° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.