Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim

(In the Name of ALLAH, THE MOST BENEFICENT, THE MOST MERCIFUL)

HILAL SIGHTINGS (WORLD) FOR SHAWWAL 1423 AH

Sighting Info for Evening of Thu 05 Dec 2002 CE

Posted 5:00 pm, 06 Oct 2002 CE

Revised 5:00 am, 02 Nov 2002 CE

Dr.Mohib.N.DURRANI, E-Mail:mnd0@columbia.edu
North American Coordinator (Since 1987), for Astronomical Information
Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), Copyright (c) 1987-2002
New Homepage: http://Hilal-Sighting.Com

 

        SUBJECT: CRESCENT MOON: FIRST VISIBILITY (every lunar month)
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    ISLAMIC  Year and Month       1423 Shawwal [10th Islamic Month]
    Astronomical New Moon Date    2002 Dec 04d 07h 34m (UT) (Wed) [INVISIBLE]
    Sighting Date, Evening of     2002 Dec 05 (Thu) evening 
    Sighting Date Increase           1 [day(s) from Astro New Moon Date]
 
 Event times are approximate      Civil  --  Clock  --  Standard -- Time
(nearest) (+N,-S) (+E) Zone QIBLA SUN  MOON  AGEat    [MOON - SUN]  Unaided-Eye
 CITY        LAT   LONG -UT East  SET  SET   Sunset  Elg  Alt   Azm SIGHTING
 *********** deg    deg  hr MagN Hr:Mn Hr:Mn Hr:Min  Deg  Deg   Deg **********

.MAKKAH-SArb  21.4   39.8  +3   0 17:40 18:47  31:  6 +17+13 -11  VISIBLE
.DARSLM-Tnzn  -6.8   39.2  +3   3 18:29 19:46  31: 55 +17+17  -2  VISIBLE
%MOSCOW-Rusa  55.8   37.6  +3 168 16: 2 16:38  29: 28 +16 +3 -16 IMPOSSIBLE
%ISTNBUL-Trk  41.0   28.9  +2 148 16:38 17:35  31:  4 +17 +8 -15 VERY DFCLT$
.CAIRO-Egypt  30.1   31.3  +2 134 16:55 17:59  31: 21 +17+11 -13 MOST PROBL
.KHRTUM-Sudn  15.5   32.6  +2  47 17:19 18:30  31: 45 +17+14  -9  VISIBLE
.CPETOWN-SAf -33.8   18.6  +2  46 19:45 21:17  34: 11 +18+17  +8  VISIBLE
.LAGOS-Nigra   6.5    3.4  +1  68 18:31 19:50  33: 57 +18+17  -7  VISIBLE
 
.ALGIERS-Alg  36.8    3.0  +0 107 16:32 17:37  32: 58 +18+10 -15  PROBABLE
%GRENWCH-Eng  51.5    0.0  +0 124 15:53 16:43  32: 19 +18 +5 -17 IMPOSSIBLE
.DAKAR-Sengl  14.7  -17.5  +0  85 18:39 19:59  35:  5 +19+16 -10  VISIBLE
 
%RIOJNRO-Brz -22.9  -43.2  -3  88 18:27 20: 4  37: 53 +20+20  +4  VISIBLE
.PARAMRI-Sur   5.9  -55.2  -3  84 18:26 19:55  37: 52 +20+19  -7  VISIBLE
.BNSARS-Argn -34.7  -58.4  -3  82 19:54 21:40  39: 20 +21+19 +10  VISIBLE
%LIMA---Peru -12.4  -77.0  -5  71 18:23 20: 3  39: 49 +21+21  +0  VISIBLE
 
%HALIFX-Cand  44.6  -63.6  -4  86 16:34 17:43  37:  0 +20 +9 -18 DIFFICULT $
%NEWYORK-USA  40.8  -74.0  -5  73 16:29 17:44  37: 55 +21+10 -18  PROBABLE
%MIAMI---USA  25.8  -80.2  -5  61 17:30 18:55  38: 56 +21+15 -15  VISIBLE
%CHICAGO-USA  41.2  -87.6  -6  51 16:21 17:37  38: 47 +21+10 -19  PROBABLE
%DALLAS--USA  32.8  -96.8  -6  38 17:20 18:44  39: 46 +22+14 -17  VISIBLE
%DENVER--USA  39.7 -105.0  -7  24 16:36 17:57  40:  2 +22+11 -19 MOST PROBL
%SnDIEGO-USA  32.7 -117.1  -8  12 16:43 18:10  41:  9 +22+14 -17  VISIBLE
%SnFRNCS-USA  37.7 -122.4  -8   3 16:51 18:15  41: 17 +22+12 -19  VISIBLE
%VANCOVR-Cnd  49.3 -123.1  -8 356 16:15 17:27  40: 41 +22<+8 -21 VERY DFCLT$
 
%ANCHORG-Als  61.1 -150.0  -9 327 15:48 16:26  41: 14 +23 +2 -23 IMPOSSIBLE
.HONOLU--Hwi  21.3 -157.5 -10 327 17:47 19:27  44: 13 +24+19 -15  VISIBLE
 
              (INCREASE   date one day, if crossing   EAST TO WEST)
  #####################    INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE    ###################### 
              (DECREASE   date one day, if crossing   WEST TO EAST)
 
%SYDNEY-Aust -33.9  151.2 +10 265 18:54 20: 2  25: 20 +13+12  +6  VISIBLE
.TOKYO-Japan  35.7  139.7  +9 300 16:29 17:14  23: 55 +13 +7 -11 VERY DFCLT$
%BEIJING-Chn  39.9  116.4  +8 285 16:51 17:36  25: 17 +14<+7 -12 VERY DFCLT$
.JAKARTA-Ind  -6.3  106.9  +7 295 17:58 19: 4  27: 24 +14+14  -2  VISIBLE
 
.DHAKA-BngDs  23.8   90.3  +6 278 17:13 18:11  27: 39 +15+11 -10 MOST PROBL
.AGRA--India  27.2   77.9  +5 269 16:56 17:54  28: 22 +15+11 -11 MOST PROBL
.PESHAWR-Pks  33.6   71.4  +5 253 17: 7 18: 3  28: 33 +15 +9 -12 DIFFICULT $
.BUKHRA-Uzbk  39.6   64.6  +4 233 16:19 17:12  28: 45 +16<+8 -14 VERY DFCLT$
.TEHRAN-Iran  35.7   51.4  +3 215 16:22 17:20  29: 48 +16 +9 -13 DIFFICULT $

       ($) = Indicates slight probablity of sighting with optical aids.
       (#) = May be visible on Previous Evening, with Difficulty.
       (@) = May NOT be visible even on Next Evening.
       (*) = Moonset BEFORE Sunset (Obviously IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE)
       (<) = Actual Topocentric Altitude of the Moon is LESS THAN the number
             (This information is only for altitudes from 6 to 8 degrees)
 
       [%] = Add 1 hr to event time, during summer DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME,
 from nearly early April to nearly end of October, in the Northern Hemisphere,
 from nearly early October to nearly early March,  in the Southern Hemisphere.

                Dr.Mohib.N.Durrani
                North American Coordinator for Astronomical Information,
                Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
                Islamic Fiqh Council of North America