Comuna Boiţa Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Comuna Boiţa, Sibiu, Romania
Qibla Details for Comuna Boiţa
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Comuna Boiţa?
The Qibla direction from Comuna Boiţa, Sibiu, Romania is 147° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Comuna Boiţa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Comuna Boiţa from Mecca?
The distance from Comuna Boiţa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,041 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Comuna Boiţa?
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 Comuna Boiţa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Comuna Boiţa?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Comuna Boiţa is 147° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 152.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 147°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Comuna Boiţa
The Qibla direction from Comuna Boiţa, Sibiu, Romania is 147° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,041 km (1,890 miles) away. Geographically, Comuna Boiţa 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 Comuna Boiţa, this means facing south-southeast (147°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Comuna Boiţa
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (147°), 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 152.1° from Comuna Boiţa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 147°.
Using a compass in Comuna Boiţa
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Comuna Boiţa. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 147° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.