Oraş Solca Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Oraş Solca, Suceava, Romania
Qibla Details for Oraş Solca
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Oraş Solca?
The Qibla direction from Oraş Solca, Suceava, Romania is 151.9° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Oraş Solca should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Oraş Solca from Mecca?
The distance from Oraş Solca to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,183 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Oraş Solca?
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 Oraş Solca, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Oraş Solca?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Oraş Solca is 151.9° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 156.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 151.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Oraş Solca
The Qibla direction from Oraş Solca, Suceava, Romania is 151.9° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,183 km (1,978 miles) away. Geographically, Oraş Solca 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 Oraş Solca, this means facing south-southeast (151.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Oraş Solca
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (151.9°), 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 156.7° from Oraş Solca. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 151.9°.
Using a compass in Oraş Solca
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Oraş Solca. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 151.9° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.