Satu Mare Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Satu Mare, Harghita, Romania
Qibla Details for Satu Mare
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Satu Mare?
The Qibla direction from Satu Mare, Harghita, Romania is 149.9° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Satu Mare should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Satu Mare from Mecca?
The distance from Satu Mare to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,067 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Satu Mare?
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 Satu Mare, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Satu Mare?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Satu Mare is 149.9° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 154.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 149.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Satu Mare
The Qibla direction from Satu Mare, Harghita, Romania is 149.9° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,067 km (1,906 miles) away. Geographically, Satu Mare 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 Satu Mare, this means facing south-southeast (149.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Satu Mare
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (149.9°), 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 154.6° from Satu Mare. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 149.9°.
Using a compass in Satu Mare
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Satu Mare. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 149.9° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.