Moon Forecast – Jamadi ul Aakhar 1442 AH

CIRCULAR NO: JMT/097/20                                         December          30, 2020
                                                                                 Jamadi ul Awwal 15, 1442

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Jamadi ul Aakhar1442 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 08.01 a.m. on Wednesday 13th January 2021 i.e. 29^th Jamadi ul Awwal 1442 A.H.
 
On Wednesday 13^th January 2021, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:

Sunset	6.46 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	10 hours 45 minutes
Moonset	7.11 p.m.
Time Duration	25 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	05.70 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	04.84 degrees

SIGHTING IS NOT POSSIBLE
 
On Thursday 14^th January 2021, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:

Sunset	6.46 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	34 hours 45 minutes
Moonset	8.06 p.m.
Time Duration	1 hour 20 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	17.94 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	17.14 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 7.04 p.m., when the crescent will InshaAllah be 20 degrees South of West, 2 degrees North of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^ST DAY OF JAMADI UL AAKHAR 1442 AH ON FRIDAY 15^TH JANUARY 2021.


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