CIRCULAR NO: JMT/12/10                                                                         May        25, 2010

J. Aakhar 09, 1431

MOON FORECAST – RAJAB 1431 A.H.

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Rajab 1431 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 the Astronomical New Moon is at 2.16.p.m. on Saturday 12^th June i.e. 28^th Jamadi-ul-Aakhar.

On Sunday 29^th Jamadi-ul-Aakhar i.e.13^th June the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:            

Sunset ............................................    6:15 p.m.

Crescent age at Sunset…………….   27 hours 59 minutes

Moonset .........................................    7:20 p.m.

Time Duration ...............................     1 hour 06 Minutes

Crescent Elongation at Sunset…….   14.31 degrees

Moon Altitude at Sunset …….........  13.26 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6:33 p.m., when the crescent will inshallah be 26 degrees North of West, 3 degrees North of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st RAJAB 1431 ON MONDAY 14^TH JUNE 2010

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