Valea Ungurului Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Valea Ungurului, Mureș, Romania
Qibla Details for Valea Ungurului
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Valea Ungurului?
The Qibla direction from Valea Ungurului, Mureș, Romania is 148.7° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Valea Ungurului should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Valea Ungurului from Mecca?
The distance from Valea Ungurului to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,147 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Valea Ungurului?
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 Valea Ungurului, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Valea Ungurului?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Valea Ungurului is 148.7° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 153.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Valea Ungurului
The Qibla direction from Valea Ungurului, Mureș, Romania is 148.7° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,147 km (1,955 miles) away. Geographically, Valea Ungurului 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 Valea Ungurului, this means facing south-southeast (148.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Valea Ungurului
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (148.7°), 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 153.8° from Valea Ungurului. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.7°.
Using a compass in Valea Ungurului
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Valea Ungurului. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 148.7° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.