Bereşti-Bistriţa Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bereşti-Bistriţa, Bacău, Romania
Qibla Details for Bereşti-Bistriţa
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bereşti-Bistriţa?
The Qibla direction from Bereşti-Bistriţa, Bacău, Romania is 153° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bereşti-Bistriţa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bereşti-Bistriţa from Mecca?
The distance from Bereşti-Bistriţa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,051 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bereşti-Bistriţa?
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 Bereşti-Bistriţa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bereşti-Bistriţa?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bereşti-Bistriţa is 153° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 157.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 153°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bereşti-Bistriţa
The Qibla direction from Bereşti-Bistriţa, Bacău, Romania is 153° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,051 km (1,896 miles) away. Geographically, Bereşti-Bistriţa 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 Bereşti-Bistriţa, this means facing south-southeast (153°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bereşti-Bistriţa
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (153°), 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 157.3° from Bereşti-Bistriţa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 153°.
Using a compass in Bereşti-Bistriţa
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bereşti-Bistriţa. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 153° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.