Comuna Băiuţ Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Comuna Băiuţ, Maramureș, Romania
Qibla Details for Comuna Băiuţ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Comuna Băiuţ?
The Qibla direction from Comuna Băiuţ, Maramureș, Romania is 148.6° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Comuna Băiuţ should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Comuna Băiuţ from Mecca?
The distance from Comuna Băiuţ to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,241 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Comuna Băiuţ?
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 Comuna Băiuţ, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Comuna Băiuţ?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Comuna Băiuţ is 148.6° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 153.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Comuna Băiuţ
The Qibla direction from Comuna Băiuţ, Maramureș, Romania is 148.6° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,241 km (2,014 miles) away. Geographically, Comuna Băiuţ 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 Comuna Băiuţ, this means facing south-southeast (148.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Comuna Băiuţ
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (148.6°), 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 Comuna Băiuţ. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.6°.
Using a compass in Comuna Băiuţ
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Comuna Băiuţ. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 148.6° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.