Municipiul Bacãu Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Municipiul Bacãu, Bacău, Romania
Qibla Details for Municipiul Bacãu
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Municipiul Bacãu?
The Qibla direction from Municipiul Bacãu, Bacău, Romania is 153° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Municipiul Bacãu should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Municipiul Bacãu from Mecca?
The distance from Municipiul Bacãu to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,033 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Municipiul Bacãu?
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 Municipiul Bacãu, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Municipiul Bacãu?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Municipiul Bacãu 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 Municipiul Bacãu
The Qibla direction from Municipiul Bacãu, Bacău, Romania is 153° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,033 km (1,885 miles) away. Geographically, Municipiul Bacãu 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 Municipiul Bacãu, this means facing south-southeast (153°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Municipiul Bacãu
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 Municipiul Bacãu. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 153°.
Using a compass in Municipiul Bacãu
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Municipiul Bacãu. 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.