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CIRCULAR NO: JMT/148/06	November 23, 2006
	Zilkaad 01, 1426

MOON FORECAST - ZILHAJJ 1427

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Zilhajj 1427 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 Astronomical New Moon is at 5.02 p.m. on Wednesday 20^th December 2006 i.e. 28^th Zilkaad. On Thursday 29^th Zilkaad i.e. 21^st December 2006, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is: Sunset ............................................ 6.37 p.m. Crescent age at Sunset……………. 25 hours 35 minutes Moonset ......................................... 7.36 p.m. Time Duration ............................... 59 minutes Crescent Elongation at Sunset……. 13.1 degrees Moon Altitude at Sunset ……......... 12.0 degrees SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.55 p.m. At that time the crescent will inshallah be, 27 degrees South of West, 3 degrees South of where the sun had set. EXPECT 1^st ZILHAJJ ON FRIDAY 22^NDDECEMBER 2006 Secretariat