CIRCULAR NO: JMT/26/10                                                                                          July        26, 2010

                                                                                                                                        Shabaan 14, 1431

MOON FORECAST – MAHE RAMADHAAN 1431 A.H.

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Mahe Ramadhaan 1431 A.H. is as follows: - (Please note that the forecast is based for Dar-es-Salaam and all timings are D’Salaam local time, other towns in the West should make necessary adjustments depending upon the time of sunset).

The birth of the Astronomical New Moon is at 6.09 a.m. on Tuesday 10^th August i.e. 29^th Shabaan.

On Tuesday 29^th Shabaan i.e.10^th August the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:         

Sunset ............................................     6:24 p.m.

Crescent age at Sunset…………….        12 hours 15 minutes

Moonset .........................................    6:47 p.m.

Time Duration ...............................     23 Minutes

Crescent Elongation at Sunset…….     7.19 degrees

Moon Altitude at Sunset …….........      4.45 degrees

SIGHTING IS NOT POSSIBLE

On Wednesday 30^th Shabaan i.e.11^th August the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:    

Sunset ............................................     6:24 p.m.

Crescent age at Sunset…………….        36 hours 15 minutes

Moonset .........................................    7:44 p.m.

Time Duration ...............................     1 hour 20 Minutes

Crescent Elongation at Sunset…….     21.04 degrees

Moon Altitude at Sunset …….........      18.21 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6:41 p.m., when the crescent will inshallah be 6 degrees North of West, 9 degrees South of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st MAHE RAMADHAAN 1431 ON THURSDAY 12^TH AUGUST 2010

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