CIRCULAR NO: JMT/12/07

 June 18,  2007

Jamadi-ul-Aakhar 02, 1428

 MOON FORECAST - RAJAB 1428

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Rajab 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 3.05 p.m. on Saturday 14^th July i.e. 28^th Jamadi-ul-Aakhar.

On  Sunday 29^th Jamadi –ul-Aakhar  i.e.15^th July, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:     

Sunset ............................................     6.22 p.m.

Crescent age at Sunset…………….     27 hours 17 minute

Moonset .........................................     7.22 p.m.

Time Duration ...............................       1 hour

Crescent Elongation at Sunset…….      13.6 degrees

Moon Altitude at Sunset …….........     12.7 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.40 p.m. At that time the crescent will inshallah be 23 degrees North of West, 2 degrees North of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st RAJAB ON MONDAY 16^th JULY 2007.

Secretariat