Orbeasca de Sus Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Orbeasca de Sus, Teleorman, Romania
Qibla Details for Orbeasca de Sus
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Orbeasca de Sus?
The Qibla direction from Orbeasca de Sus, Teleorman, Romania is 147.5° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Orbeasca de Sus should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Orbeasca de Sus from Mecca?
The distance from Orbeasca de Sus to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,861 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Orbeasca de Sus?
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 Orbeasca de Sus, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Orbeasca de Sus?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Orbeasca de Sus is 147.5° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 152.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 147.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Orbeasca de Sus
The Qibla direction from Orbeasca de Sus, Teleorman, Romania is 147.5° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,861 km (1,778 miles) away. Geographically, Orbeasca de Sus 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 Orbeasca de Sus, this means facing south-southeast (147.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Orbeasca de Sus
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (147.5°), 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 Orbeasca de Sus. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 147.5°.
Using a compass in Orbeasca de Sus
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Orbeasca de Sus. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 147.5° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.