Comuna Baia de Fier Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Comuna Baia de Fier, Gorj, Romania
Qibla Details for Comuna Baia de Fier
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Comuna Baia de Fier?
The Qibla direction from Comuna Baia de Fier, Gorj, Romania is 145.6° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Comuna Baia de Fier should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Comuna Baia de Fier from Mecca?
The distance from Comuna Baia de Fier to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,025 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Comuna Baia de Fier?
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 Baia de Fier, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Comuna Baia de Fier?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Comuna Baia de Fier is 145.6° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 150.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 145.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Comuna Baia de Fier
The Qibla direction from Comuna Baia de Fier, Gorj, Romania is 145.6° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,025 km (1,880 miles) away. Geographically, Comuna Baia de Fier 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 Baia de Fier, this means facing southeast (145.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Comuna Baia de Fier
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (145.6°), 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 150.8° from Comuna Baia de Fier. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 145.6°.
Using a compass in Comuna Baia de Fier
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 Baia de Fier. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 145.6° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.