Comuna Blândeşti Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Comuna Blândeşti, Botoșani, Romania
Qibla Details for Comuna Blândeşti
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Comuna Blândeşti?
The Qibla direction from Comuna Blândeşti, Botoșani, Romania is 153.9° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Comuna Blândeşti should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Comuna Blândeşti from Mecca?
The distance from Comuna Blândeşti to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,148 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Comuna Blândeşti?
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 Comuna Blândeşti, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Comuna Blândeşti?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Comuna Blândeşti is 153.9° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 158.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 153.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Comuna Blândeşti
The Qibla direction from Comuna Blândeşti, Botoșani, Romania is 153.9° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,148 km (1,956 miles) away. Geographically, Comuna Blândeşti 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 Comuna Blândeşti, this means facing south-southeast (153.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Comuna Blândeşti
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (153.9°), 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 158.3° from Comuna Blândeşti. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 153.9°.
Using a compass in Comuna Blândeşti
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Comuna Blândeşti. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 153.9° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.