Letca Veche Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Letca Veche, Giurgiu, Romania
Qibla Details for Letca Veche
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Letca Veche?
The Qibla direction from Letca Veche, Giurgiu, Romania is 148.2° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Letca Veche should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Letca Veche from Mecca?
The distance from Letca Veche to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,850 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Letca 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 Letca Veche, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Letca Veche?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Letca Veche is 148.2° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 152.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Letca Veche
The Qibla direction from Letca Veche, Giurgiu, Romania is 148.2° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,850 km (1,771 miles) away. Geographically, Letca 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 Letca Veche, this means facing south-southeast (148.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Letca Veche
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (148.2°), 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 152.7° from Letca Veche. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.2°.
Using a compass in Letca 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 Letca 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 148.2° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.