Moon Forecast - SHAWWAL 1432 AH

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^stShawwal 1432 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 06.05 a.m. on Monday 29^thAugust 2011 i.e. 29^thRamadhaan 1432 A.H.
On Monday 29^thAugust 2011 the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:

Sunset	6.23pm
Crescent age at Sunset	12 hours 18 minutes
Moonset	6.42 p.m.
Time Duration	19 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	8.05 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	3.57 degrees

SIGHTING IS NOT POSSIBLE

On Tuesday 30^thAugust 2011 the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:

Sunset	6.23pm
Crescent age at Sunset	36 hours 18 minutes
Moonset	7.38 p.m.
Time Duration	1 hour 15 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	20.53 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	17.13 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.40 p.m., when the crescent will Insha’Allah be 2 degrees South of West, 10 degrees South of where the sun had set.
EXPECT 1^stSHAWWAL 1432 ON WEDNESDAY 31^STAUGUST 2011