Moon Forecast – Shawwal 1442 AH

CIRCULAR NO: JMT/118/21                                                           April 28, 2021
                                                                                  Mahe Ramadhan 15, 1442

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Shawwal 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 10.01 p.m. on Tuesday 11^th May 2021 i.e. 28^th Mahe Ramadhan 1442 A.H.
 
On Wednesday 12^th May 2021, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is: 

Sunset	6.14 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	20 hours 14 minutes
Moonset	6.48 p.m.
Time Duration	34 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	08.31 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	07.17 degrees

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

Sunset	6.13 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	44 hours 13 minutes
Moonset	7.33 p.m.
Time Duration	1 hour 20 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	19.17 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	16.76 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 25 degrees North of West, 7 degrees North of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^ST DAY OF SHAWWAL 1442 AH ON FRIDAY 14^TH MAY 2021.


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