Pleşcuţa Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pleşcuţa, Arad, Romania
Qibla Details for Pleşcuţa
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pleşcuţa?
The Qibla direction from Pleşcuţa, Arad, Romania is 144.5° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pleşcuţa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pleşcuţa from Mecca?
The distance from Pleşcuţa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,186 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pleşcuţa?
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 Pleşcuţa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pleşcuţa?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pleşcuţa is 144.5° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 150.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 144.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pleşcuţa
The Qibla direction from Pleşcuţa, Arad, Romania is 144.5° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,186 km (1,980 miles) away. Geographically, Pleşcuţa 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 Pleşcuţa, this means facing southeast (144.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pleşcuţa
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (144.5°), 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 150.2° from Pleşcuţa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 144.5°.
Using a compass in Pleşcuţa
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pleşcuţa. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 144.5° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.