Moon Forecast – Rabi-ul-Aakhar 1444 A.H.

CIRCULAR NO: JMT/017/22                                                October            12, 2022
                                                                                          Rabi-ul Awwal  15, 1444 

The forecast for the Crescent of 1^st Rabi ul Aakhar 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 1.50 p.m. on Tuesday 25^th October 2022 i.e. 28^th Rabi ul Awwal 1444 A.H.
 
On Wednesday 26^th October 2022, the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is: 

Sunset	6.16 p.m.
Crescent age at Sunset	28 hours 28 minutes
Moonset	7.17 p.m.
Time Duration	1 hour 01 minute
Crescent Elongation at Sunset	14.36 degrees
Moon Altitude at Sunset	13.06 degrees
Professor Yallop q parameter	+0.661 (Zone A)

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.34 p.m., when the crescent will Insha’Allah be 17 degrees South of West, 2 degrees South of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1^st DAY OF RABI UL AAKHAR 1444 AH ON THURSDAY 27^TH OCTOBER 2022.


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