Moon Forecast – Safar 1444 AH

CIRCULAR NO: JMT/005/22                                                 August      16, 2022
                                                                                         Muharram 17, 1444
 

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Safar 1444 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 11.18 a.m. on Saturday 27^th August 2022 i.e. 28^th Muharram 1444 A.H.
 
On Sunday 28^th August 2022, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is: 

Sunset	6.23 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	31 hours 06 minutes
Moonset	7.24 p.m.
Time Duration	1 hour 01 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	14.61 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	13.81 degrees
Professor Yallop q parameter	+0.716 (Zone A)

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.40 p.m., when the crescent will Insha’Allah be 9 degrees North of West, in line with where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^ST DAY OF SAFAR 1444 AH ON MONDAY 29^TH AUGUST 2022.


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