Sfântu Gheorghe Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea, Romania
Qibla Details for Sfântu Gheorghe
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sfântu Gheorghe?
The Qibla direction from Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea, Romania is 156.9° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sfântu Gheorghe should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sfântu Gheorghe from Mecca?
The distance from Sfântu Gheorghe to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,776 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Sfântu Gheorghe?
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 Sfântu Gheorghe, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sfântu Gheorghe?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sfântu Gheorghe is 156.9° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 160.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 156.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Sfântu Gheorghe
The Qibla direction from Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea, Romania is 156.9° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,776 km (1,725 miles) away. Geographically, Sfântu Gheorghe 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 Sfântu Gheorghe, this means facing south-southeast (156.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sfântu Gheorghe
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (156.9°), 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 160.2° from Sfântu Gheorghe. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 156.9°.
Using a compass in Sfântu Gheorghe
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sfântu Gheorghe. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 156.9° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.