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The forecast for the Crescent
of 1st Zilkaad 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 2.15 a.m. on Wednesday 29th October
i.e. 28th Shawwal.
On Wednesday 29th
Shawwal i.e.29th
October, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:
Sunset
............................................ 6.17 p.m.
Crescent age at
Sunset……………. 16 hours 20 minutes
Moonset
......................................... 6.41 p.m.
Time Duration
............................... 24 minutes
Crescent Elongation at
Sunset……. 8.31 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset
……......... 1.03 degrees
SIGHTING IS
NOT POSSIBLE
On Thurday 30th
Shawwal i.e.30th
October, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:
Sunset
............................................ 6.17 p.m.
Crescent age at
Sunset……………. 40 hours 20 minutes
Moonset
......................................... 7.31 p.m.
Time Duration
............................... 1 hour 14 minutes
Crescent Elongation at
Sunset……. 18.39 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset
……......... 11.43 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 23 degrees
South of West, in line with where the sun had set.
EXPECT 1st
ZILKAAD 1429 A.H. ON FRIDAY 31st OCTOBER 2008
Secretariat
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