CIRCULAR NO: JMT/012/22 September 10, 2022
Safar 13, 1444
The forecast for the Crescent of 1st Rabi ul Awwal 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 0.56 a.m. on Monday 26th September 2022 i.e. 29th Safar 1444 A.H.
On Monday 26th September 2022 the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:
Sunset | 6.18 p.m. |
Crescent age at Sunset | 17 hours 24 minutes |
Moonset | 6.52 p.m. |
Time Duration | 34 minutes |
Crescent Elongation at Sunset | 08.23 degrees |
Moon Altitude at Sunset | 07.51 degrees |
Professor Yallop q parameter | -0.127 (Zone C) |
SIGHTING IS NOT LIKELY
On Tuesday 27th September 2022 the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:
Sunset | 6.18 p.m. |
Crescent age at Sunset | 41 hours 24 minutes |
Moonset | 7.41 p.m. |
Time Duration | 1 hour 23 minutes |
Crescent Elongation at Sunset | 20.23 degrees |
Moon Altitude at Sunset | 18.94 degrees |
Professor Yallop q parameter | +1.501 (Zone A) |
SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE
The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.35 p.m., when the crescent will Insha’Allah be 7 degrees South of West, 4 degrees South of where the sun had set.
EXPECT 1st DAY OF RABI UL AWWAL 1444 AH ON WEDNESDAY28TH SEPTEMBER 2022.
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