Sączów Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sączów, Silesia, Poland
Qibla Details for Sączów
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sączów?
The Qibla direction from Sączów, Silesia, Poland is 143° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sączów should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sączów from Mecca?
The distance from Sączów to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,706 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Sączów?
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 Sączów, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sączów?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sączów is 143° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 150.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 143°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Sączów
The Qibla direction from Sączów, Silesia, Poland is 143° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,706 km (2,303 miles) away. Geographically, Sączów 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 Sączów, this means facing southeast (143°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sączów
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (143°), 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 150.4° from Sączów. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 143°.
Using a compass in Sączów
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sączów. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 143° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.