Ribiţa Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ribiţa, Hunedoara, Romania
Qibla Details for Ribiţa
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ribiţa?
The Qibla direction from Ribiţa, Hunedoara, Romania is 144.9° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ribiţa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ribiţa from Mecca?
The distance from Ribiţa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,161 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ribiţa?
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 Ribiţa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ribiţa?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ribiţa is 144.9° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 150.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 144.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ribiţa
The Qibla direction from Ribiţa, Hunedoara, Romania is 144.9° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,161 km (1,964 miles) away. Geographically, Ribiţa 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 Ribiţa, this means facing southeast (144.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ribiţa
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (144.9°), 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 150.6° from Ribiţa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 144.9°.
Using a compass in Ribiţa
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ribiţa. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 144.9° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.