Moon Forecast – Rabi ul Awwal 1441 AH

CIRCULAR NO: JMT/027/19                                        October 15, 2019
                                                                                               Safar    16, 1441

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Rabi ul Awwal 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 6.40 a.m. on Monday 28^th October 2019 i.e. 29^th Safar 1441 A.H.
 
On Monday 28^th October 2019 the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:

Sunset	6.16 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	11 hours 38 minutes
Moonset	6.44 p.m.
Time Duration	28 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	07.00 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	05.71 degrees

SIGHTING IS NOT POSSIBLE
 
On Tuesday 29^th October 2019 the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is: 

Sunset	6.16 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	35 hours 38 minutes
Moonset	7.41 p.m.
Time Duration	1 hour 25 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	19.48 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	18.70 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 Insha’Allah be 15 degrees South of West, in line with where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st DAY OF RABI UL AWWAL 1441 AH ON WEDNESDAY 30^TH OCTOBER 2019.


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