Cornăţelu Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cornăţelu, Dâmbovița, Romania
Qibla Details for Cornăţelu
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cornăţelu?
The Qibla direction from Cornăţelu, Dâmbovița, Romania is 148.8° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cornăţelu should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cornăţelu from Mecca?
The distance from Cornăţelu to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,903 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cornăţelu?
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 Cornăţelu, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cornăţelu?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cornăţelu is 148.8° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 153.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Cornăţelu
The Qibla direction from Cornăţelu, Dâmbovița, Romania is 148.8° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,903 km (1,804 miles) away. Geographically, Cornăţelu 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 Cornăţelu, this means facing south-southeast (148.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cornăţelu
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (148.8°), 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 153.3° from Cornăţelu. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.8°.
Using a compass in Cornăţelu
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cornăţelu. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 148.8° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.