Sâncraiu de Mureș Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sâncraiu de Mureș, Mureș, Romania
Qibla Details for Sâncraiu de Mureș
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sâncraiu de Mureș?
The Qibla direction from Sâncraiu de Mureș, Mureș, Romania is 148.5° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sâncraiu de Mureș should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sâncraiu de Mureș from Mecca?
The distance from Sâncraiu de Mureș to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,121 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Sâncraiu de Mureș?
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 Sâncraiu de Mureș, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sâncraiu de Mureș?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sâncraiu de Mureș is 148.5° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 153.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Sâncraiu de Mureș
The Qibla direction from Sâncraiu de Mureș, Mureș, Romania is 148.5° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,121 km (1,939 miles) away. Geographically, Sâncraiu de Mureș 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 Sâncraiu de Mureș, this means facing south-southeast (148.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sâncraiu de Mureș
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 153.6° from Sâncraiu de Mureș. 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 Sâncraiu de Mureș
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sâncraiu de Mureș. 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.