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| BrKhalid |
| 11/05/01 at 09:27:14 |
| Asalaamu Alaikum ;-) These are the latest moon sighting claculations as produced from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. It appears to be saying that the first day of Ramadhan will be on Sat 17 November and Eid will most likely be on Mon 17 December. However as with everything else, Allah knows best. [hr] Ramadan 2001 Ramadan, the Moslem month of fasting, begins this year in late November. The month starts with the first appearance of the crescent Moon after conjunction. November 2001 Birth of New Moon: 15th November 2001 at 06:40 GMT. The crescent moon will be visible at 16:35 on 16th November. 2001 November 16 Place Sunset Moonset Age of Moon at Sunset London 16:10 17:06 33:30 Edinburgh 16:03 16:55 33:23 Leeds 16:06 17:00 33:26 Leicester 16:09 17:05 33:29 Manchester 16:10 17:05 33:30 Brighton 16:12 17:09 33:32 Sheffield 16:08 17:03 33:28 Cardiff 16:22 17:19 33:42 December 2001 Birth of New Moon: 14th December 2001 at 20:47 GMT. The crescent moon will be visible at 16:29 on 16th December. 2001 December 16 Place Sunset Moonset Age of Moon at Sunset London 15:52 17:14 43:05 Edinburgh 15:38 16:57 42:51 Leeds 15:45 17:06 42:58 Leicester 15:50 17:11 43:03 Manchester 15:50 17:11 43:03 Brighton 15:55 17:18 43:08 Sheffield 15:47 17:08 43:00 Cardiff 16:04 17:27 43:17 Other cities around the world The earliest visibility of the New Crescent Moon will be as follows: Place Nov 2001 Dec 2001 Karachi 16th 16th Port Louis 16th 16th Mecca 16th 16th Tripoli 16th 16th Cape Town 16th 15th * London 16th 16th Boston 16th * 16th Los Angeles 16th 15th * * Conditions must be very good for the Moon to be seen with the unaided eye on these days. ! May need optical aid to find the crescent Moon on these days. # The crescent Moon will only be visible with optical aid on these days. It will be visible to the naked eye at sunset on the following day. This Information is calculated from data supplied by HM Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO). The data may be freely distributed for private and educational use provided the source of the information remains clear. However, copyright remains with the ROG and express permission must be obtained for any other use. Click here for further information about services provided by the HMNAO. Further information: moonsighting.com - provides moon visibility curves for the current year and next year. Astronomical Applications department of the US Naval Observatory - lists New Moon birth times for the whole year. NB - the crescent Moon will not be visible until at least 15 hours after the birth of the New Moon. The visibility of the crescent moon - an explanation of Moon visibility calculations from USNO. Produced by the Astronomy Information Service of the Royal Observatory Greenwich Robert Massey. Last modified - 22 October, 2001 [url]http://www.rog.nmm.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mfs.cgi/www/rog/wg2/archives/1?link=http://www.rog.nmm.ac.uk/leaflets/special/ramadan.html&file=/www/rog/docs/leaflets/special/ramadan.html&line=131#mfs[/url] |
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