Moon Forecast – Mahe Ramadhan 1441 AH

CIRCULAR NO: JMT/045/20                                      April      09, 2020
                                                                                             Shabaan 15, 1441

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Mahe Ramadhan 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 05.27 a.m. on Thursday 23^rd April 2020 i.e. 29^th Shabaan 1441 A.H.
 
On Thursday 23^rd April 2020, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:

Sunset	6.18 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	12 hours 51 minutes
Moonset	6.44 p.m.
Time Duration	26 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	06.19 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	05.44 degrees

SIGHTING IS NOT POSSIBLE
 
On Friday 24^th April 2020, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:

Sunset	6.18 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	36 hours 51 minutes
Moonset	7.26 p.m.
Time Duration	1 hour 08 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	16.42 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	14.95 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.35 p.m., when the crescent will Insha’Allah be 17 degrees North of West, 4 degrees North of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st DAY OF MAHE RAMADHAN 1441 AH ON SATURDAY 25^TH APRIL 2020.


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