CIRCULAR NO: JMT/71/08

September 02, 2008

Ramadhan 01, 1429

 MOON FORECAST - SHAWWAL  1429

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Shawwal 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 11.13 a.m. on Monday 29^th September i.e. 28^th Mahe Ramadhan.

On Tuesday 29^th Mahe Ramadhan i.e.30^th  September, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:         

Sunset ............................................     6.17 p.m.

Crescent age at Sunset…………….     31 hours 04 minutes

Moonset .........................................     7.10 p.m.

Time Duration ...............................       53 minutes

Crescent Elongation at Sunset…….      15.13 degrees

Moon Altitude at Sunset …….........     11.34 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE 

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.34 p.m. when the crescent will inshallah be 13 degrees South of West, 9 degrees South of where the sun had set. 

EXPECT 1^st SHAWWAL 1429 A.H. ON WEDNESDAY 1^st OCTOBER 2008

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