Siliștea Snagovului Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Siliștea Snagovului, Ilfov, Romania
Qibla Details for Siliștea Snagovului
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Siliștea Snagovului?
The Qibla direction from Siliștea Snagovului, Ilfov, Romania is 149.8° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Siliștea Snagovului should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Siliștea Snagovului from Mecca?
The distance from Siliștea Snagovului to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,882 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Siliștea Snagovului?
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 Siliștea Snagovului, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Siliștea Snagovului?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Siliștea Snagovului is 149.8° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 154.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 149.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Siliștea Snagovului
The Qibla direction from Siliștea Snagovului, Ilfov, Romania is 149.8° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,882 km (1,791 miles) away. Geographically, Siliștea Snagovului 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 Siliștea Snagovului, this means facing south-southeast (149.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Siliștea Snagovului
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (149.8°), 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 154.2° from Siliștea Snagovului. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 149.8°.
Using a compass in Siliștea Snagovului
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Siliștea Snagovului. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 149.8° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.