Moon Forecast – Jamadi ul Awwal 1444 AH

CIRCULAR NO: JMT/025/22                                           November        11, 2022
                                                                                   Rabi ul Aakhar 16, 1444

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Jamadi 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 01.58 a.m. on Thursday 24^th November 2022 i.e. 29^th Rabi ul Aakhar 1444 A.H.
 
On Thursday 24^th November 2022, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:  

Sunset	6.23 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	16 hours 25 minutes
Moonset	7.01 p.m.
Time Duration	37 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	08.68 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	07.38 degrees
Professor Yallop q parameter	-0.101 (Zone C)

SIGHTING IS NOT LIKELY
 
On Friday 25^th November 2022, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is: 

Sunset	6.24 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	40 hours 26 minutes
Moonset	8.06 p.m.
Time Duration	1 hour 42 minutes
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	22.37 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	20.97 degrees
Professor Yallop q parameter	+1.873 (Zone A)

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.42 p.m., when the crescent will InshaAllah be 26 degrees South of West, 6 degrees North of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st DAY OF JAMADI UL AWWAL 1444 AH ON SATURDAY26^TH NOVEMBER 2022.


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