Comuna Deseşti Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Comuna Deseşti, Maramureș, Romania
Qibla Details for Comuna Deseşti
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Comuna Deseşti?
The Qibla direction from Comuna Deseşti, Maramureș, Romania is 148.5° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Comuna Deseşti should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Comuna Deseşti from Mecca?
The distance from Comuna Deseşti to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,263 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Comuna Deseşti?
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 Deseşti, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Comuna Deseşti?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Comuna Deseşti is 148.5° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 153.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Comuna Deseşti
The Qibla direction from Comuna Deseşti, Maramureș, Romania is 148.5° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,263 km (2,028 miles) away. Geographically, Comuna Deseşti 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 Deseşti, this means facing south-southeast (148.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Comuna Deseşti
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (148.5°), 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 Comuna Deseşti. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.5°.
Using a compass in Comuna Deseşti
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 Deseşti. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 148.5° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.