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Crescent Sighting Calculations / Data for Muharram 1429.
The Hilal Advisory Team of The Council of European Jamaats determines the sighting of the crescent following a (rigorous set of criteria) Crescent Sighting Criteria which have been developed using the rulings of our Maraje' and in conjunction with the increasingly accurate knowledge of astronomy.
| | Astronomical New Moon on 8 Jan 2008 @
| 11:38 am
| Sunset on 8 Jan 2008 @
| 4:10 pm | Moon Age @ Sunset on 8 Jan 2008
| 4hr 33min | Moonset on 8 Jan 2008 @
| 3:52 pm
| Time Duration
| - 18 min | Elongation @ Sunset on 8 Jan 2008
| 4° 12’ | Crescent altitude at sunset on 8 Jan 2008
| - 2° 13’ | | Sighting is NOT POSSIBLE on Tuesday 8 Jan 2008 evening. | | | | | Sunset on 9 Jan 2008 @
| 4:11 pm | Moon Age @ Sunset on 9 Jan 2008
| 28hr 34min | Moonset on 9 Jan 2008 @
| 5:10 pm | Time Duration
| 59 min | Elongation @ Sunset on 9 Jan 2008
| 13° 35’ | Crescent altitude @ sunset on 9 Jan 2008
| 5° 43’ | | Sighting is POSSIBLE on Wednesday 9 Jan 2008 evening. |
Expect 1st Muharram 1429:
To start on Wednesday 9 Jan 2008 at sunset, and
to end on Thursday 10 Jan 2008 at sunset.
Above calculations are based on London, England. |
