Comuna Ştefăneşti Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Comuna Ştefăneşti, Vâlcea, Romania
Qibla Details for Comuna Ştefăneşti
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Comuna Ştefăneşti?
The Qibla direction from Comuna Ştefăneşti, Vâlcea, Romania is 145.9° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Comuna Ştefăneşti should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Comuna Ştefăneşti from Mecca?
The distance from Comuna Ştefăneşti to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,951 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Comuna Ştefăneşti?
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 Ştefăneşti, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Comuna Ştefăneşti?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Comuna Ştefăneşti is 145.9° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 150.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 145.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Comuna Ştefăneşti
The Qibla direction from Comuna Ştefăneşti, Vâlcea, Romania is 145.9° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,951 km (1,834 miles) away. Geographically, Comuna Ştefăneşti sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Ştefăneşti, this means facing southeast (145.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Comuna Ştefăneşti
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (145.9°), 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 150.9° from Comuna Ştefăneşti. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 145.9°.
Using a compass in Comuna Ştefăneşti
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 Ştefăneşti. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 145.9° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.