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The forecast for the Crescent
of 1st Safar 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 6.46 a.m. on Thursday 7th February
i.e. 29th Muharram
On Thursday 29th
Muharram i.e.7th February, the
age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:
Sunset
............................................ 6.48 p.m.
Crescent age at
Sunset……………. 12 hours 04 minutes
Moonset
......................................... 7.08 p.m.
Time Duration
............................... 20 minutes
Crescent Elongation at
Sunset……. 05.19 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset
……......... 04.16 degrees
SIGHTING IS
NOT POSSIBLE
On Friday 30th
Muharram i.e.8th
February, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:
Sunset
............................................ 6.48 p.m.
Crescent age at
Sunset……………. 36 hours 04 minutes
Moonset
......................................... 7.52 p.m.
Time Duration
............................... 1 hour 04 minutes
Crescent Elongation at
Sunset……. 17.52 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset
……......... 14.38 degrees
SIGHTING IS
POSSIBLE
The best time to observe the
crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at
7.05 p.m. At that time the crescent will inshallah be 06
degrees South of West, 9 degrees North of where the sun had
set.
EXPECT 1st
SAFAR 1429 AH. ON SATURDAY 9TH FEBRUARY 2008
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