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CIRCULAR NO: JMT/164/07 |
February 19 2007 |
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Safar 01, 1428 |
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MOON FORECAST - RABI-UL-AWWAL 1428 A.H. |
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The forecast for the Crescent of 1st Rabi-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 5.44 a.m. on Monday 19th March i.e. 29th Safar.
On Monday 29th Safar.e.19th March 2007, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is: Sunset ............................................ 6.34 p.m. Crescent age at Sunset……………. 12 hours 50 minutes Moonset ......................................... 6.53 p.m. Time Duration ............................... 19 minutes Crescent Elongation at Sunset……. 7.1 degrees Moon Altitude at Sunset ……......... 4.0 degrees
SIGHTING IS NOT POSSIBLE
On Tuesday 30th Safar.e.20th March 2007, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is: Sunset ............................................ 6.34 p.m. Crescent age at Sunset……………. 36 hours 50 minutes Moonset ......................................... 7.42 p.m. Time Duration ............................... 1 hr 8 minutes Crescent Elongation at Sunset……. 21.2 degrees Moon Altitude at Sunset ……......... 15.3 degrees
SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE
The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.51 p.m. At that time the crescent will inshallah be 13 degrees North of West, 14 degrees North of where the sun had set.
EXPECT 1st RABI-UL-AWWAL 1428 ON WEDNESDAY 21ST MARCH 2007.
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