Moon Forecast – Mahe Ramadhan 1442 AH

CIRCULAR NO: JMT/113/21                                                      March     29, 2021
                                                                                               Shabaan 15, 1442

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Mahe Ramadhan 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 05.32 a.m. on Monday 12^th April 2021 i.e. 29^th Shabaan 1442 A.H.
 
On Monday 12^th April 2021, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:       

Sunset	6.22 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	12 hours 50 minutes
Moonset	6.47 p.m.
Time Duration	25 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	05.94 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	05.15 degrees

SIGHTING IS NOT POSSIBLE
 
On Tuesday 13^th April 2021, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:

Sunset	6.22 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	36 hours 50 minutes
Moonset	7.26 p.m.
Time Duration	1 hour 04 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	16.18 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	14.37 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.39 p.m., when the crescent will Insha’Allah be 14 degrees North of West, 6 degrees North of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st DAY OF MAHE RAMADHAN 1442 AH ON WEDNESDAY 14^TH APRIL 2021.


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