CIRCULAR NO: JMT/01/10                                                                                   April         10, 2010

R. Aakhar 24, 1431

MOON FORECAST – JAMADI-UL-AWWAL 1431 A.H.

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Jamadi-ul-Awwal 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 3.30.p.m. on Wednesday 14^th April i.e. 28^th Rabi-ul-Aakhar.

On Thursday 29^th Rabi-ul-Aakhar.e.15^th April the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:  

Sunset ............................................    6:21 p.m.

Crescent age at Sunset…………….   26 hours 53 minutes

Moonset .........................................    6:59 p.m.

Time Duration ...............................     38 Minutes

Crescent Elongation at Sunset…….   13.25 degrees

Moon Altitude at Sunset …….........  07.47 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6:38 p.m., when the crescent will inshallah be 20 degrees North of West, 10 degrees North of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st JAMADI-UL-AWWAL 1431 ON FRIDAY 16^TH APRIL 2010

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