Moon Forecast – Muharram 1441 AH

CIRCULAR NO: JMT/019/19                                            August 17, 2019
                                                                                               Zilhajj   15, 1440

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Muharram 1441 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 1.38 p.m. on Friday 30^th August 2019 i.e. 28^th Zilhajj 1440 A.H.
 
On Saturday 31^st August 2019, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:  

Sunset	6.22 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	28 hours 44 minutes
Moonset	7.33 p.m.
Time Duration	1 hour 11 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	16.78 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	16.03 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

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 Insha’Allah be 8 degrees North of West, in line with where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st DAY OF MUHARRAM 1441 AH ON SUNDAY 1^ST SEPTEMBER 2019.


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