Lunca Ilvei Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lunca Ilvei, Bistrița-Năsăud, Romania
Qibla Details for Lunca Ilvei
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lunca Ilvei?
The Qibla direction from Lunca Ilvei, Bistrița-Năsăud, Romania is 150.1° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lunca Ilvei should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lunca Ilvei from Mecca?
The distance from Lunca Ilvei to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,181 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lunca Ilvei?
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 Lunca Ilvei, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lunca Ilvei?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lunca Ilvei is 150.1° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 155.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 150.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Lunca Ilvei
The Qibla direction from Lunca Ilvei, Bistrița-Năsăud, Romania is 150.1° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,181 km (1,977 miles) away. Geographically, Lunca Ilvei 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 Lunca Ilvei, this means facing south-southeast (150.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lunca Ilvei
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (150.1°), 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 155.1° from Lunca Ilvei. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 150.1°.
Using a compass in Lunca Ilvei
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lunca Ilvei. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 150.1° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.