Moon Forecast – Jamadi ul Aakhar 1441 AH

CIRCULAR NO: JMT/035/20                                January             13, 2020
                                                                                   Jamadi ul Awwal 17, 1441
 

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Jamadi ul Aakhar 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 00.43 a.m. on Saturday 25^th January 2020 i.e. 29^th Jamadi ul Awwal 1441 A.H.
 
On Saturday 25^th January 2020, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:

Sunset	6.48 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	18 hours 5 minutes
Moonset	7.24 p.m.
Time Duration	36 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	08.20 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	07.47 degrees

SIGHTING IS NOT POSSIBLE
 
On Sunday 26^th January 2020, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:

Sunset	6.48 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	42 hours 5 minutes
Moonset	8.10 p.m.
Time Duration	1 hour 22 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	19.34 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	18.20 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 7.06 p.m., when the crescent will Insha’Allah be 15 degrees South of West, 4 degrees North of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st DAY OF JAMADI UL AAKHAR 1441 AH ON MONDAY 27^TH JANUARY 2020.


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