The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1428 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 10.28 p.m. on Wednesday 16^th May i.e. 28^th Rabi-ul-Aakhar.

On  Thursday 29^th Rabi-ul-Aakhar i.e.17^th May, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:       

Sunset ............................................     6.13 p.m.

Crescent age at Sunset…………….     19 hours 45 minutes

Moonset .........................................     6.51 p.m.

Time Duration ...............................       38 minutes

Crescent Elongation at Sunset…….      11.9 degrees

Moon Altitude at Sunset …….........     7.2 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. At that time the crescent will inshallah be 27 degrees North of West, 19 degrees North of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st JAMADI-UL-AWWAL 1428 ON FRIDAY 18^th MAY 2007.

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