Comuna Săceni Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Comuna Săceni, Teleorman, Romania
Qibla Details for Comuna Săceni
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Comuna Săceni?
The Qibla direction from Comuna Săceni, Teleorman, Romania is 147.1° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Comuna Săceni should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Comuna Săceni from Mecca?
The distance from Comuna Săceni to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,880 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Comuna Săceni?
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 Săceni, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Comuna Săceni?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Comuna Săceni is 147.1° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 151.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 147.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Comuna Săceni
The Qibla direction from Comuna Săceni, Teleorman, Romania is 147.1° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,880 km (1,790 miles) away. Geographically, Comuna Săceni 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 Săceni, this means facing south-southeast (147.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Comuna Săceni
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (147.1°), 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 151.8° from Comuna Săceni. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 147.1°.
Using a compass in Comuna Săceni
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 Săceni. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 147.1° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.