Coasta Grindului Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Coasta Grindului, Mureș, Romania
Qibla Details for Coasta Grindului
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Coasta Grindului?
The Qibla direction from Coasta Grindului, Mureș, Romania is 147.4° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Coasta Grindului should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Coasta Grindului from Mecca?
The distance from Coasta Grindului to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,138 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Coasta Grindului?
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 Coasta Grindului, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Coasta Grindului?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Coasta Grindului is 147.4° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 152.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 147.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Coasta Grindului
The Qibla direction from Coasta Grindului, Mureș, Romania is 147.4° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,138 km (1,950 miles) away. Geographically, Coasta Grindului 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 Coasta Grindului, this means facing south-southeast (147.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Coasta Grindului
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (147.4°), 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 152.7° from Coasta Grindului. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 147.4°.
Using a compass in Coasta Grindului
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Coasta Grindului. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 147.4° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.