Oraș Ştefăneşti Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Oraș Ştefăneşti, Arges, Romania
Qibla Details for Oraș Ştefăneşti
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Oraș Ştefăneşti?
The Qibla direction from Oraș Ştefăneşti, Arges, Romania is 147.5° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Oraș Ştefăneşti should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Oraș Ştefăneşti from Mecca?
The distance from Oraș Ştefăneşti to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,945 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Oraș Ştefăneşti?
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 Oraș Ştefăneşti, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Oraș Ştefăneşti?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Oraș Ştefăneşti is 147.5° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 152.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 147.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Oraș Ştefăneşti
The Qibla direction from Oraș Ştefăneşti, Arges, Romania is 147.5° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,945 km (1,830 miles) away. Geographically, Oraș Ştefăneşti 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 Oraș Ştefăneşti, this means facing south-southeast (147.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Oraș Ştefăneşti
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (147.5°), 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 152.3° from Oraș Ştefăneşti. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 147.5°.
Using a compass in Oraș Ştefăneşti
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Oraș Ştefăneşti. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 147.5° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.