Comuna Şinca Nouă Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Comuna Şinca Nouă, Brașov, Romania
Qibla Details for Comuna Şinca Nouă
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Comuna Şinca Nouă?
The Qibla direction from Comuna Şinca Nouă, Brașov, Romania is 148.9° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Comuna Şinca Nouă should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Comuna Şinca Nouă from Mecca?
The distance from Comuna Şinca Nouă to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,012 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Comuna Şinca Nouă?
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 Şinca Nouă, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Comuna Şinca Nouă?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Comuna Şinca Nouă is 148.9° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 153.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Comuna Şinca Nouă
The Qibla direction from Comuna Şinca Nouă, Brașov, Romania is 148.9° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,012 km (1,872 miles) away. Geographically, Comuna Şinca Nouă 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 Şinca Nouă, this means facing south-southeast (148.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Comuna Şinca Nouă
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (148.9°), 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 153.7° from Comuna Şinca Nouă. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.9°.
Using a compass in Comuna Şinca Nouă
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 Şinca Nouă. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 148.9° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.