CIRCULAR NO: JMT/16/10
July 02, 2010
Rajab 17, 1431
The forecast for the
Crescent of 1st Shabaan 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 10.42.p.m. on Sunday 11th July i.e. 28th
Rajab.
On Monday 29th
Rajab i.e.12th July the age
of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:
Sunset
............................................ 6:21 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset…………….
19 hours 41 minutes
Moonset
......................................... 7:07 p.m.
Time Duration
............................... 46 Minutes
Crescent Elongation at
Sunset……. 10.29 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset
……......... 9.32 degrees
The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below
the horizon at 6:39 p.m., when the crescent will inshallah be 19 degrees North
of West, 3 degrees South of where the sun had set.
EXPECT 1st SHABAAN 1431 ON TUESDAY 13TH JULY 2010
Secretariat