Pufeşti Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pufeşti, Vrancea, Romania
Qibla Details for Pufeşti
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pufeşti?
The Qibla direction from Pufeşti, Vrancea, Romania is 153° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pufeşti should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pufeşti from Mecca?
The distance from Pufeşti to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,967 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pufeşti?
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 Pufeşti, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pufeşti?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pufeşti is 153° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 157.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 153°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pufeşti
The Qibla direction from Pufeşti, Vrancea, Romania is 153° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,967 km (1,844 miles) away. Geographically, Pufeşti 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 Pufeşti, this means facing south-southeast (153°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pufeşti
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (153°), 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 157.2° from Pufeşti. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 153°.
Using a compass in Pufeşti
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pufeşti. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 153° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.