The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Shawwal 1428 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 8.02 a.m. on Thursday 11^th October i.e. 29^h Mahe Ramadhan

On  Thursday 29^th Mahe Ramadhan i.e.11^th October, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:            Sunset ............................................       6.16 p.m.

Crescent age at Sunset…………….     10 hours 14 minute

Moonset .........................................     6.27 p.m.

Time Duration ...............................       11 minutes

Crescent Elongation at Sunset…….      5.5 degrees

Moon Altitude at Sunset …….........     2.1 degrees

 SIGHTING IS NOT POSSIBLE

 On  Friday 30^th Mahe Ramadhan i.e.12^th October, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:               Sunset ............................................    6.16 p.m.

Crescent age at Sunset…………….     34 hours 14 minute

Moonset .........................................     7.12 p.m.

Time Duration ...............................       56 minutes

Crescent Elongation at Sunset…….      15.4 degrees

Moon Altitude at Sunset …….........     12.1 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. At that time the crescent will inshallah be 16 degrees South of West, 8 degrees South of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st SHAWWAL 1428 AH. ON SATURDAY 13^th OCTOBER 2007.

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