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Crescent Sighting Calculations / Data for Muharram 1430
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 27 Dec 2008 @ | 12:24 pm | | Sunset on 27 Dec 2008 @ | 3:58 pm | | Moon Age @ Sunset on 27 Dec 2008 | 3hr 34min | | Moonset on 27 Dec 2008 @ | 3:37 pm | | Time Duration | - 21min | | Elongation @ Sunset on 27 Dec 2008 | 3° 38’ | | Crescent altitude @ sunset on 27 Dec 2008 | -2° 34’ | | Sighting is NOT POSSIBLE on Saturday 27 Dec 2008 evening. | | | | | Sunset on 28 Dec 2008 @
| 3:59 pm | | Moon Age @ Sunset on 28 Dec 2008 | 27hr 35min | | Moonset on 28 Dec 2008 @ | 4:44 pm | | Time Duration | 45min | | Elongation @ Sunset on 28 Dec 2008 | 12° 10’ | | Crescent altitude @ sunset on 28 Dec 2008 | 4° 11’ | | Sighting is NOT POSSIBLE on Sunday 28 Dec 2008 evening. | | | | | Sunset on 29 Dec 2008 @ | 4:00 pm | | Moon Age @ Sunset on 29 Dec 2008 | 51hr 37min | | Moonset on 29 Dec 2008 @ | 5:56 pm | Time Duration
| 1hr 56min | Elongation @ Sunset on 29 Dec 2008
| 22° 51’ | Crescent altitude @ sunset on 29 Dec 2008
| 11° 13’ | | Sighting is POSSIBLE on Monday 29 Dec 2008 evening. |
Expect 1st Muharram 1430:
To start on Monday 29 Dec 2008 at sunset, and
to end on Tuesday 30 Dec 2008 at sunset.
Above calculations are based on London, England. |
