Diósjenő Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Diósjenő, Nógrád County, Hungary
Qibla Details for Diósjenő
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Diósjenő?
The Qibla direction from Diósjenő, Nógrád County, Hungary is 140.6° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Diósjenő should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Diósjenő from Mecca?
The distance from Diósjenő to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,487 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Diósjenő?
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 Diósjenő, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Diósjenő?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Diósjenő is 140.6° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 147.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 140.6°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Diósjenő
The Qibla direction from Diósjenő, Nógrád County, Hungary is 140.6° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,487 km (2,167 miles) away. Geographically, Diósjenő 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 Diósjenő, this means facing southeast (140.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Diósjenő
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (140.6°), 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 147.7° from Diósjenő. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 140.6°.
Using a compass in Diósjenő
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Diósjenő. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 140.6° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.