Moon Forecast – Safar 1442 AH

CIRCULAR NO: JMT/069/20                                                 September 04, 2020
                                                                                          Muharram  15, 1442

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Safar 1442 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 2.01 p.m. on Thursday 17^th September 2020 i.e. 28^th Muharram 1442 A.H.
 
On Thursday 17^th September 2020 the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:

Sunset	6.19 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	4 hours 18 minutes
Moonset	6.31 p.m.
Time Duration	12 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	04.96 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	02.26 degrees

SIGHTING IS NOT POSSIBLE
 
On Friday 18^th September 2020 the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is: 

Sunset	6.19 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	28 hours 18 minutes
Moonset	7.28 p.m.
Time Duration	1 hour 8 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	16.37 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	15.55 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.36 p.m., when the crescent will Insha’Allah be due West, in line with where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st DAY OF SAFAR 1442 AH ON SATURDAY 19^TH SEPTEMBER 2020.

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