Gruișor Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Gruișor, Mureș, Romania
Qibla Details for Gruișor
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Gruișor?
The Qibla direction from Gruișor, Mureș, Romania is 148.6° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Gruișor should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Gruișor from Mecca?
The distance from Gruișor to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,108 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Gruișor?
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 Gruișor, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Gruișor?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Gruișor is 148.6° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 153.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Gruișor
The Qibla direction from Gruișor, Mureș, Romania is 148.6° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,108 km (1,931 miles) away. Geographically, Gruișor 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 Gruișor, this means facing south-southeast (148.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Gruișor
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 153.6° from Gruișor. 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 Gruișor
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Gruișor. 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.