CIRCULAR NO: JMT/45/08                                                               February 13, 2008

                                                                                                            Safar       05, 1429

                                                                                                       

MOON FORECAST – RABI-UL-AWWAL 1429 A.H.

 

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Rabi-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 8.15 p.m. on Friday 7^th March i.e. 28^th Safar

 

On Saturday 29^th Safar i.e.8^th March, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:           

Sunset ............................................     6.39 p.m.

Crescent age at Sunset…………….     22 hours 25 minutes

Moonset .........................................     7.13 p.m.

Time Duration ...............................       34 minutes

Crescent Elongation at Sunset…….      11.56 degrees

Moon Altitude at Sunset …….........     07.29 degrees

 

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

 

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.56 p.m. At that time the crescent

will inshallah be 04 degrees North of West, 8 degrees North of where the sun had set.

 

EXPECT 1^st RABI-UL-AWWAL 1429 AH. ON SUNDAY 9^TH MARCH 2008

 

 

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