CIRCULAR NO: JMT/114/09

August 10, 2009

Shabaan 01, 1430

MOON FORECAST - MAHE RAMADHAN 1430

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Mahe Ramadhan 1430 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 1:03 p.m. on Thursday 20^th August i.e. 28^th Shabaan.

On Friday 29^th Shabaan i.e.21^st August, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:     

Sunset ............................................    6:24 p.m.

Crescent age at Sunset…………….29 hours 22 minutes

Moonset .........................................   7:24 p.m.

Time Duration ...............................   1 hour and 01 minute

Crescent Elongation at Sunset…….16.28 degrees

Moon Altitude at Sunset ……......... 13.45degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6:41 p.m. when the crescent will inshallah be 3 degrees North of West, 8 degrees South of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st MAHE RAMADHAN 1430 ON SATURDAY 22^ND AUGUST 2009

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