Lodi Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lodi, California, United States
Qibla Details for Lodi
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lodi?
The Qibla direction from Lodi, California, United States is 19.9° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lodi should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lodi from Mecca?
The distance from Lodi to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,120 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lodi?
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 Lodi, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lodi?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lodi is 19.9° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 96.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 19.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Lodi
The Qibla direction from Lodi, California, United States is 19.9° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,120 km (8,152 miles) away. Geographically, Lodi sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-northeast.
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 Lodi, this means facing north-northeast (19.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lodi
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (19.9°), 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 96.9° from Lodi. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 19.9°.
Using a compass in Lodi
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lodi. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 19.9° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.