Comuna Ciucea Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Comuna Ciucea, Cluj, Romania
Qibla Details for Comuna Ciucea
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Comuna Ciucea?
The Qibla direction from Comuna Ciucea, Cluj, Romania is 145.9° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Comuna Ciucea should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Comuna Ciucea from Mecca?
The distance from Comuna Ciucea to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,229 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Comuna Ciucea?
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 Ciucea, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Comuna Ciucea?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Comuna Ciucea is 145.9° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 151.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 145.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Comuna Ciucea
The Qibla direction from Comuna Ciucea, Cluj, Romania is 145.9° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,229 km (2,006 miles) away. Geographically, Comuna Ciucea sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Ciucea, this means facing southeast (145.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Comuna Ciucea
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (145.9°), 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 151.6° from Comuna Ciucea. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 145.9°.
Using a compass in Comuna Ciucea
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 Ciucea. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 145.9° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.