Mileanca Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mileanca, Botoșani, Romania
Qibla Details for Mileanca
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mileanca?
The Qibla direction from Mileanca, Botoșani, Romania is 153.9° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mileanca should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mileanca from Mecca?
The distance from Mileanca to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,191 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mileanca?
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 Mileanca, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mileanca?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mileanca 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 Mileanca
The Qibla direction from Mileanca, Botoșani, Romania is 153.9° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,191 km (1,983 miles) away. Geographically, Mileanca 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 Mileanca, this means facing south-southeast (153.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mileanca
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 Mileanca. 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 Mileanca
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mileanca. 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.