Vălenii de Mureș Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Vălenii de Mureș, Mureș, Romania
Qibla Details for Vălenii de Mureș
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Vălenii de Mureș?
The Qibla direction from Vălenii de Mureș, Mureș, Romania is 149.3° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Vălenii de Mureș should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Vălenii de Mureș from Mecca?
The distance from Vălenii de Mureș to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,143 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Vălenii 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 Vălenii de Mureș, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Vălenii de Mureș?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Vălenii de Mureș is 149.3° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 154.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 149.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Vălenii de Mureș
The Qibla direction from Vălenii de Mureș, Mureș, Romania is 149.3° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,143 km (1,953 miles) away. Geographically, Vălenii 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 Vălenii de Mureș, this means facing south-southeast (149.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Vălenii de Mureș
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (149.3°), 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 154.3° from Vălenii de Mureș. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 149.3°.
Using a compass in Vălenii 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 Vălenii 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 149.3° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.