CIRCULAR NO: JMT/100/09

April 15, 2009

Rabi-ul-Aakhar 19, 1430

MOON FORECAST - JAMADI-UL-AWWAL 1430 A.H.

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1430 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 6.24 a.m. on Saturday 25^th April i.e. 28^th Rabi-ul-Aakhar.

On Sunday 29^th Rabi-ul-Aakhar i.e.26^th April, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:          

Sunset ............................................     6.17 p.m.

Crescent age at Sunset…………….     35 hours 55 minutes

Moonset .........................................     7.26 p.m.

Time Duration ...............................       1 hour 08 minutes

Crescent Elongation at Sunset…….      19.48 degrees

Moon Altitude at Sunset …….........     13.59 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.35 p.m. when the crescent will inshallah be 26 degrees North of West, 13 degrees North of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st JAMADI-UL-AWWAL 1430 A.H. ON MONDAY 27^TH APRIL 2009

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