May          29, 2006

                                             J. Awwal   01, 1427

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Jamadi-ul-Aakhar 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 7.06 p.m. on Sunday 25^th June 2006 i.e. 28^th Jamadi-ul-Awwal. 

On Monday 29^th Jamadi-ul-Awwal  26^th June 2006, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:  
Sunset ............................................     6.17 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset……………..    23 hours 11 minutes
Moonset .........................................     7.05 p.m.
Time Duration ................................      48 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset……..     11.7 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset ……..........    9.4 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE 

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.36 p.m. At that time the crescent will inshallah be, 28 degrees North of West, 6 degrees North of where the sun had set. 

EXPECT 1^st JAMADI –UL-AAKHAR 1427 ON TUESDAY 27^TH JUNE 2006 

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