Moon Forecast – Shawwal 1441 AH

CIRCULAR NO: JMT/048/20                                                            May 09, 2020
                                                                                  Mahe Ramadhan 15, 1441

MOON FORECAST – SHAWWAL 1441 A.H.

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Shawwal 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 08.40 p.m. on Friday 22^nd May 2020 i.e. 28^th Mahe Ramadhan 1441 A.H.
 
On Saturday 23^rd May 2020, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:      

Sunset	6.13 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	21 hours 34 minutes
Moonset	6.54 p.m.
Time Duration	41 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	09.47 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	08.56 degrees

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

Sunset	6.13 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	45 hours 34 minutes
Moonset	7.45 p.m.
Time Duration	1 hour 32 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	21.06 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	19.22 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.31 p.m., when the crescent will Insha’Allah be 26 degrees North of West, 6 degrees North of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st DAY OF SHAWWAL 1441 AH ON MONDAY 25^TH MAY 2020.

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