MOON FORECAST - JAMADI-UL-AAKHAR 1424 A.H.

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Jamadi-ul-Aakhar 1424 A.H. is as follows: - (Please note that the forecast is based for Dar-es-Salaam and all timings are Dar-es-Salaam 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 9.54 a.m. on Tuesday 29^th July i.e. 28^th Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1424. 

On Wednesday 29^th Jamadi-ul-Awwal i.e. 30^th July the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:

Sunset ............................................      6.24 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset……………..    32 hours 31 minutes
Moonset .........................................      7.36 p.m.
Time Duration ................................      1 hour 12 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset……..      16.5 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset ……..........     15.5 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE  

Best time for sighting is after the Sun is 5 degrees below the horizon, which will occur at 6.41 p.m.  The Crescent will then be 11.5 degrees above the horizon, 20.5 degrees North of West, 2 degrees North of where the sun had set. 

EXPECT 1^st JAMADI-UL-AAKHAR 1424 A.H. ON THURSDAY 31^ST JULY 2003.

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