Budapest IV. kerület Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Budapest IV. kerület, Budapest, Hungary

Qibla: 140.2° SE
Distance: 3,453 km
Coords: 47.56°, 19.09°
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Budapest IV. kerület
140.2°
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3,453 km

Qibla Details for Budapest IV. kerület

Qibla Angle140.2° from North
Cardinal DirectionSE
Compass Bearing147.3°
Distance to Kaaba3,453 km / 2,146 mi
RegionBudapest
Latitude47.5618°
Longitude19.0891°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Budapest IV. kerület?

The Qibla direction from Budapest IV. kerület, Budapest, Hungary is 140.2° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Budapest IV. kerület should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Budapest IV. kerület from Mecca?

The distance from Budapest IV. kerület to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,453 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Budapest IV. kerület?

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 Budapest IV. kerület, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Budapest IV. kerület?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Budapest IV. kerület is 140.2° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 147.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 140.2°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Budapest IV. kerület

The Qibla direction from Budapest IV. kerület, Budapest, Hungary is 140.2° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,453 km (2,146 miles) away. Geographically, Budapest IV. kerület sits to the north-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 Budapest IV. kerület, this means facing southeast (140.2°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Budapest IV. kerület

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (140.2°), 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 147.3° from Budapest IV. kerület. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 140.2°.

Using a compass in Budapest IV. kerület

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Budapest IV. kerület. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 140.2° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.