Comuna Şinca Veche Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Comuna Şinca Veche, Brașov, Romania
Qibla Details for Comuna Şinca Veche
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Comuna Şinca Veche?
The Qibla direction from Comuna Şinca Veche, Brașov, Romania is 148.9° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Comuna Şinca Veche should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Comuna Şinca Veche from Mecca?
The distance from Comuna Şinca Veche to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,020 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Comuna Şinca Veche?
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 Veche, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Comuna Şinca Veche?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Comuna Şinca Veche 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 Veche
The Qibla direction from Comuna Şinca Veche, Brașov, Romania is 148.9° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,020 km (1,877 miles) away. Geographically, Comuna Şinca Veche 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 Veche, this means facing south-southeast (148.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Comuna Şinca Veche
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 Veche. 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 Veche
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 Veche. 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.