Moon Forecast – Jamadi ul Awwal 1442 AH

CIRCULAR NO: JMT/093/20                                            December        01, 2020
                                                                                    Rabi ul Aakhar 15, 1442

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Jamadi ul Awwal 1442 A.H. is as follows: – (Please note that the forecast is based for Dar-es-Salaam and all timings are Dar-es-Salaam local time, other towns should make necessary adjustments depending upon the time of sunset).
 
The birth of the Astronomical New Moon is at 07.18 p.m. on Monday 14^th December 2020 i.e. 28^th Rabi ul Aakhar 1442 A.H.
 
On Tuesday 15^th December 2020, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:  

Sunset	6.34 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	23 hours 16 minutes
Moonset	7.30 p.m.
Time Duration	56 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	12.19 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	11.26 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.52 p.m., when the crescent will InshaAllah be 24 degrees South of West, in line with where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st DAY OF JAMADI UL AWWAL 1442 AH ON WEDNESDAY 16^TH DECEMBER 2020.


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