Secăria Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Secăria, Prahova, Romania
Qibla Details for Secăria
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Secăria?
The Qibla direction from Secăria, Prahova, Romania is 149.4° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Secăria should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Secăria from Mecca?
The distance from Secăria to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,954 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Secăria?
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 Secăria, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Secăria?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Secăria is 149.4° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 154°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 149.4°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Secăria
The Qibla direction from Secăria, Prahova, Romania is 149.4° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,954 km (1,836 miles) away. Geographically, Secăria 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 Secăria, this means facing south-southeast (149.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Secăria
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (149.4°), 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° from Secăria. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 149.4°.
Using a compass in Secăria
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Secăria. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 149.4° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.