Comuna Horea Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Comuna Horea, Alba, Romania
Qibla Details for Comuna Horea
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Comuna Horea?
The Qibla direction from Comuna Horea, Alba, Romania is 145.6° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Comuna Horea should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Comuna Horea from Mecca?
The distance from Comuna Horea to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,182 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Comuna Horea?
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 Comuna Horea, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Comuna Horea?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Comuna Horea is 145.6° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 151.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 145.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Comuna Horea
The Qibla direction from Comuna Horea, Alba, Romania is 145.6° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,182 km (1,977 miles) away. Geographically, Comuna Horea 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 Comuna Horea, this means facing southeast (145.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Comuna Horea
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (145.6°), 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 151.2° from Comuna Horea. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 145.6°.
Using a compass in Comuna Horea
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Comuna Horea. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 145.6° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.