Ștefanca Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ștefanca, Mureș, Romania
Qibla Details for Ștefanca
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ștefanca?
The Qibla direction from Ștefanca, Mureș, Romania is 148.1° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ștefanca should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ștefanca from Mecca?
The distance from Ștefanca to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,145 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ștefanca?
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 Ștefanca, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ștefanca?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ștefanca is 148.1° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 153.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ștefanca
The Qibla direction from Ștefanca, Mureș, Romania is 148.1° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,145 km (1,954 miles) away. Geographically, Ștefanca 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 Ștefanca, this means facing south-southeast (148.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ștefanca
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (148.1°), 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 153.3° from Ștefanca. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.1°.
Using a compass in Ștefanca
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ștefanca. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 148.1° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.