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The forecast for the
Crescent of 1st Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1429 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 3.19 p.m. on Monday 5th May
i.e. 28th Rabi-ul-Aakhar.
On Tuesday 29th
Rabi-ul-Aakhar.i.e.6th May,
the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:
Sunset
............................................ 6.15
p.m.
Crescent age at
Sunset……………. 26 hours 57 minutes
Moonset
......................................... 7.09 p.m.
Time Duration
............................... 55 minutes
Crescent Elongation at
Sunset……. 16.02 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset
……......... 10.48 degrees
SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE
The best time to observe
the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the
horizon at 6.32 p.m. when the crescent will inshallah be
27 degrees North of West, 11 degrees North of where the
sun had set.
EXPECT
1st JAMADI-UL-AWWAL 1429 A.H. ON WEDNESDAY 7TH
MAY 2008
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