MOON FORECAST- JAMADI-UL-AWWAL1424 A.H.

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1424 A.H. is as follows: - (Please note that the forecast is based for D’Salaam and all timings are Dsm local time, other towns in the West should make necessary adjustments depending upon the time of sunset). 

The birth of Astronomical New Moon is at 9.40 p.m. on Sunday 29^th June i.e. 28^th    Rabi-ul-Aakhar 1424.

 On Monday 29^th Rabi-ul-Aakhar i.e. 30^th June the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:

Sunset ............................................      6.18 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset……………..     20 hours 40 minutes
Moonset .........................................      6.59 p.m.
Time Duration ................................       41 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset……..      9.9 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset ……..........     8.0 degrees

SIGHTING NOT POSSIBLE

On Tuesday 30^th Rabi-ul-Aakhar i.e. 1^st July the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:

Sunset ............................................      6.18 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset……………..     44 hours 40 minutes
Moonset .........................................      7.54 p.m.
Time Duration ................................       1 hour and 36 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset……..      21.3 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset ……..........     19.7 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

Best time for sighting is after the Sun is 5 degrees below the horizon, which will occur at 6.36 p.m.   The Crescent will then be 15.9 degrees above the horizon, 28 degrees North of West, 5 degrees North of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st JAMADI-UL-AWWAL 1424 A.H. ON WEDNESDAY 2^ND JULY  2003.

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