Cățelu Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cățelu, Ilfov, Romania
Qibla Details for Cățelu
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cățelu?
The Qibla direction from Cățelu, Ilfov, Romania is 149.5° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cățelu should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cățelu from Mecca?
The distance from Cățelu to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,848 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cățelu?
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 Cățelu, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cățelu?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cățelu is 149.5° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 153.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 149.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Cățelu
The Qibla direction from Cățelu, Ilfov, Romania is 149.5° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,848 km (1,770 miles) away. Geographically, Cățelu 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 Cățelu, this means facing south-southeast (149.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cățelu
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (149.5°), 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 153.9° from Cățelu. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 149.5°.
Using a compass in Cățelu
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cățelu. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 149.5° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.