Moon Forecast – Mahe Ramadhan 1443 AH

CIRCULAR NO: JMT/171/22                                                    March     18, 2022
                                                                                            Shabaan 15, 1443

 
The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Mahe Ramadhan 1443 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 09.25 a.m. on Friday 1^st April 2022 i.e. 29^th Shabaan 1443 A.H.
 
On Friday 1^st April 2022, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:

Sunset	6.28 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	9 hours 04 minutes
Moonset	6.46 p.m.
Time Duration	18 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	04.55 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	03.88 degrees
Professor Yallop q parameter	-0.579 (Zone F)

SIGHTING IS NOT POSSIBLE
 
On Saturday 2^nd April 2022, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:

Sunset	6.27 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	33 hours 03 minutes
Moonset	7.28 p.m.
Time Duration	1 hour 01 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	15.69 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	13.58 degrees
Professor Yallop q parameter	+0.737 (Zone A)

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.44 p.m., when the crescent will Insha’Allah be 11 degrees North of West, 6 degrees North of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st DAY OF MAHE RAMADHAN 1443 AH ON SUNDAY 3^RD APRIL 2022.


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