CIRCULAR NO: JMT/173/07

March 21,  2007

Rabi-ul-Awwal 01, 1428

MOON FORECAST - RABI-UL-AAKHAR 1428

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Rabi-ul-Aakhar 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 2.37 p.m. on Tuesday 17^th April i.e. 28^th Rabi-ul-Awwal.

On  Wednesday 29^th Rabi-ul-Awwal i.e.18^th April 2007, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:      

Sunset ............................................     6.20 p.m.

Crescent age at Sunset…………….     27 hours 43 minutes

Moonset .........................................     7.11 p.m.

Time Duration ...............................       51 minutes

Crescent Elongation at Sunset…….      16.3 degrees

Moon Altitude at Sunset …….........     10.6 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.37 p.m. At that time the crescent will inshallah be 22 degrees North of West, 12 degrees North of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st RABI-UL-AAKHAR 1428 ON THURSDAY 19^th APRIL 2007.

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