Moţca Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Moţca, Iași, Romania
Qibla Details for Moţca
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Moţca?
The Qibla direction from Moţca, Iași, Romania is 153° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Moţca should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Moţca from Mecca?
The distance from Moţca to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,111 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Moţca?
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 Moţca, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Moţca?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Moţca is 153° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 157.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 153°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Moţca
The Qibla direction from Moţca, Iași, Romania is 153° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,111 km (1,933 miles) away. Geographically, Moţca 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 Moţca, this means facing south-southeast (153°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Moţca
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (153°), 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 157.4° from Moţca. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 153°.
Using a compass in Moţca
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Moţca. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 153° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.