Arcuș Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Arcuș, Covasna, Romania
Qibla Details for Arcuș
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Arcuș?
The Qibla direction from Arcuș, Covasna, Romania is 150.2° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Arcuș should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Arcuș from Mecca?
The distance from Arcuș to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,009 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Arcuș?
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 Arcuș, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Arcuș?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Arcuș is 150.2° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 154.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 150.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Arcuș
The Qibla direction from Arcuș, Covasna, Romania is 150.2° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,009 km (1,870 miles) away. Geographically, Arcuș 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 Arcuș, this means facing south-southeast (150.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Arcuș
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (150.2°), 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 154.8° from Arcuș. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 150.2°.
Using a compass in Arcuș
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Arcuș. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 150.2° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.