CIRCULAR NO: JMT/06/10                                                                                                 May         04, 2010

                                                                                                                                                J. Awwal 18, 1431

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

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Jamadi-ul-Aakhar 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 4.05.a.m. on Friday 14^th May i.e. 28^th Jamadi-ul-Awwal.

On Saturday 29^th Jamadi-ul-Awwal.e.15^th May the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:            

Sunset ............................................    6:13 p.m.

Crescent age at Sunset…………….   38 hours 08 minutes

Moonset .........................................    7:32 p.m.

Time Duration ...............................     1 hour 19 Minutes

Crescent Elongation at Sunset…….   19.21 degrees

Moon Altitude at Sunset …….........  15.59 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6:31 p.m., when the crescent will inshallah be 27 degrees North of West, 9 degrees North of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st JAMADI-UL-AAKHAR 1431 ON SUNDAY 16^TH MAY 2010

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