Ghindești Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Ghindești, Florești, Moldova

Qibla: 156.8° SSE
Distance: 3,116 km
Coords: 47.85°, 28.38°
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Ghindești
156.8°
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3,116 km

Qibla Details for Ghindești

Qibla Angle156.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionSSE
Compass Bearing160.7°
Distance to Kaaba3,116 km / 1,936 mi
RegionFlorești
Latitude47.8548°
Longitude28.3768°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Ghindești?

The Qibla direction from Ghindești, Florești, Moldova is 156.8° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ghindești should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Ghindești from Mecca?

The distance from Ghindești to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,116 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Ghindești?

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 Ghindești, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ghindești?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ghindești is 156.8° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 160.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 156.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Ghindești

The Qibla direction from Ghindești, Florești, Moldova is 156.8° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,116 km (1,936 miles) away. Geographically, Ghindești sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your south-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 Ghindești, this means facing south-southeast (156.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ghindești

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (156.8°), 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 160.7° from Ghindești. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 156.8°.

Using a compass in Ghindești

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ghindești. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 156.8° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.