Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim
(In the Name of ALLAH, THE MOST BENEFICENT, THE MOST MERCIFUL)
HILAL (Crescent Moon) SIGHTINGS (WORLD) FOR
RABI-ul-AWWAL 1426 AH (3rd. Islamic Month)
Sighting Info for Evening of Sat 09 Apr 2005 CE
Posted 5:00 am, 03 Mar 2005 CE
SUBJECT: CRESCENT MOON: FIRST VISIBILITY (every lunar month)
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ISLAMIC Year and Month 1426 AH Rabi-ul-Awwal [3rd Islamic Month]
Astronomical New Moon Date 2005 CE Apr 08d 20h 32m (UT) Fri [INVISIBLE]
Sighting Date, Evening of 2005 CE Apr 09 (Sat) 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 21.5 39.8 +3 0 18:39 19:21 19: 7 +9 +9 +1 PROBABLE
.SANAA-Yamen 15.4 44.2 +3 324 18:17 18:55 18: 45 +9 +9 +2 DIFFICULT
.AMMAN-Jordn 32.0 35.9 +3 157 19: 2 19:49 19: 30 +9 +9 -1 PROBABLE
.CAIRO-Egypt 30.0 31.3 +2 133 18:19 19: 5 19: 47 +9 +9 -1 PROBABLE
%ISTNBUL-Trk 41.0 29.0 +2 148 18:39 19:30 20: 7 +10 +9 -3 PROBABLE
.KHRTUM-Sudn 15.6 32.5 +2 46 18: 4 18:44 19: 32 +9 +9 +2 PROBABLE
.TRPOLI-Lbya 32.9 13.2 +1 108 18:33 19:24 21: 1 +10+10 -1 MOST PROBL
.ALGIERS-Alg 36.8 3.0 +1 106 19:17 20:12 21: 45 +10+10 -2 MOST PROBL
.TNARV-Mdgsk -18.8 47.5 +3 364 17:45 18:12 18: 13 +9<+6 +7 IMPOSSIBLE$
.DARSLM-Tnzn -6.8 39.3 +3 3 18:25 18:56 18: 53 +9 +7 +5 VERY DFCLT$
.NIROBI-Knya -1.4 36.9 +3 7 18:38 19:12 19: 6 +9<+8 +5 DIFFICULT
.MGDSHU-Smli 2.1 45.4 +3 345 18: 5 18:39 18: 33 +9<+8 +4 DIFFICULT
.CPETOWN-SAf -33.9 18.4 +2 47 18:32 18:54 20: 0 +10 +4 +9 IMPOSSIBLE
.JHNSBRG-SAf -26.2 28.1 +2 32 17:58 18:23 19: 26 +10 +5 +8 IMPOSSIBLE$
.LUAND-Angla -8.8 13.2 +1 46 18: 8 18:42 20: 36 +10<+8 +6 DIFFICULT
.LAGOS-Nigra 6.4 3.4 +1 67 18:55 19:36 21: 23 +10+10 +4 PROBABLE
.DAKAR-Sengl 14.7 -17.4 +0 83 19:22 20: 9 22: 50 +11+11 +2 MOST PROBL
.PARAMRI-Sur 5.8 -55.2 -3 85 18:48 19:37 25: 16 +12+11 +5 MOST PROBL
.GRGTWN-Gyna 6.8 -58.3 -4 83 18: 1 18:51 25: 29 +12+12 +5 MOST PROBL
.CRACS-Vnzwl 10.5 -67.0 -4 76 18:39 19:31 26: 7 +13+12 +4 VISIBLE
.KNGSTN-Jmca 18.0 -76.8 -5 66 18:21 19:19 26: 49 +13+13 +2 VISIBLE
%RECIFE-Brzl -8.1 -34.9 -3 89 17:18 17:58 23: 46 +12 +9 +7 PROBABLE
%RIOJNRO-Brz -22.9 -43.1 -3 89 17:44 18:18 24: 12 +12 +7 +10 DIFFICULT
.BNSARS-Argn -34.6 -58.5 -3 83 18:37 19: 5 25: 5 +13 +5 +12 VERY DFCLT$
.SNTIAG-Chli -33.5 -70.7 -4 78 18:26 18:56 25: 54 +13<+6 +12 VERY DFCLT$
%LIMA---Peru -12.1 -77.1 -5 72 18: 6 18:49 26: 34 +13+10 +9 MOST PROBL
%HALIFX-Cnda 44.7 -63.6 -4 85 18:51 20: 4 26: 19 +13+12 -4 VISIBLE
%MNTREL-Cnda 45.5 -73.6 -5 74 18:32 19:48 27: 0 +13+12 -5 VISIBLE
%NEWYORK-USA 40.7 -74.0 -5 72 18:29 19:41 26: 57 +13+13 -4 VISIBLE
%MIAMI---USA 25.8 -80.2 -5 62 18:41 19:43 27: 9 +13+13 +0 VISIBLE
%CHICAGO-USA 41.8 -87.7 -6 52 18:24 19:39 27: 52 +14+13 -4 VISIBLE
%DALLAS--USA 32.8 -96.8 -6 38 18:52 20: 2 28: 20 +14+14 -2 VISIBLE
%DENVER--USA 39.7 -105.0 -7 25 18:30 19:49 28: 58 +14+14 -4 VISIBLE
%SnDIEGO-USA 32.7 -117.2 -8 12 18:14 19:28 29: 42 +15+15 -2 VISIBLE
%LsANGLS-USA 34.0 -118.3 -8 10 18:20 19:35 29: 48 +15+15 -2 VISIBLE
%SnFRNCS-USA 37.8 -122.4 -8 4 18:39 19:58 30: 7 +15+14 -3 VISIBLE
%VANCOVR-Cnd 49.3 -123.1 -8 358 18:56 20:27 30: 24 +15+14 -6 VISIBLE
%ANCHORG-Als 61.2 -149.9 -9 330 20: 6 22: 8 32: 34 +16+13 -10 VISIBLE
.HONOLU--Hwi 21.3 -157.9 -10 327 18:48 20: 0 32: 16 +16+16 +2 VISIBLE
.MXICOCty-Mx 19.4 -99.1 -6 40 18:52 19:54 28: 20 +14+14 +2 VISIBLE
[Dr.Mohib.N.Durrani http://www.Hilal-Sighting.Com mnd0@columbia.edu]
(INCREASE date one day, if crossing EAST TO WEST)
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(DECREASE date one day, if crossing WEST TO EAST)
%WLNGTN-NZld -41.3 174.8 +12 235 12: 1 12: 7 3: 29 +2 -1 +2 IMPOSSIBLE
%SYDNEY-Astr -33.9 151.2 +10 265 17:41 17:51 11: 9 +5 +2 +5 IMPOSSIBLE
%DRWN-Astrla -12.5 130.8 +10 287 19:16 19:35 13: 14 +6 +5 +4 IMPOSSIBLE
%PERTH-Astrl -32.0 115.8 +8 297 18: 4 18:18 13: 32 +7 +3 +6 IMPOSSIBLE
.TOKYO-Japan 35.7 139.8 +9 300 18:10 18:39 12: 38 +6<+6 -1 IMPOSSIBLE$
.MNILA-Phlpn 14.6 121.0 +8 290 18:11 18:35 13: 39 +6 +6 +1 IMPOSSIBLE$
%HONGKNG-Chn 22.3 114.2 +8 285 18:41 19:11 14: 9 +6 +6 +0 IMPOSSIBLE$
%SHNHAI-Chna 31.2 121.5 +8 285 18:19 18:50 13: 47 +6 +6 -1 IMPOSSIBLE$
%BEIJING-Chn 39.9 116.4 +8 285 18:47 19:21 14: 15 +7 +6 -2 IMPOSSIBLE$
.ULNBTR-Mngo 47.9 106.9 +8 272 19:35 20:15 15: 3 +7 +6 -3 IMPOSSIBLE$
.JAKARTA-Ind -6.2 106.8 +7 295 17:56 18:19 14: 24 +7<+6 +4 IMPOSSIBLE$
.SNGPOR-Sngp 1.2 103.9 +8 293 19:11 19:37 14: 39 +7 +6 +3 IMPOSSIBLE$
.KULMPR-Mlys 3.1 101.7 +8 293 19:21 19:47 14: 49 +7 +6 +3 IMPOSSIBLE$
.BNKOK-Thlnd 13.8 100.5 +7 287 18:31 19: 1 14: 59 +7<+7 +2 VERY DFCLT$
.RNGON-Mynmr 16.8 96.0 +7 285 18:50 19:21 15: 48 +8<+8 +1 VERY DFCLT$
.DHAKA-BngDs 23.7 90.4 +6 278 18:18 18:52 15: 46 +7 +7 +0 VERY DFCLT$
.CLMBO-SLnka 6.9 79.9 +6 298 18:50 19:21 16: 18 +8 +7 +3 VERY DFCLT$
.HYDRBD-Indi 17.4 78.5 +6 284 19: 2 19:35 17: 0 +8 +8 +1 DIFFICULT
.AGRA--India 27.2 78.0 +6 269 19: 9 19:46 17: 7 +8 +8 -1 DIFFICULT
.MUMBAI-Indi 19.0 72.8 +6 280 19:26 20: 1 17: 24 +8 +8 +1 DIFFICULT
.PESHAWR-Pks 34.0 71.6 +5 252 18:41 19:22 17: 9 +8<+8 -1 VERY DFCLT$
.SMRKND-Uzbk 39.7 66.8 +4 235 18: 6 18:50 17: 34 +8<+8 -2 DIFFICULT
.BUKHRA-Uzbk 39.8 64.4 +4 232 18:15 18:59 17: 43 +8 +8 -2 DIFFICULT
.TEHRAN-Iran 35.7 51.4 +4 215 19: 3 19:48 19: 1 +9 +9 -2 PROBABLE
.TABRIZ-Iran 38.1 46.3 +4 196 19:26 20:13 19: 24 +10 +9 -3 PROBABLE
.BGHDAD-Iraq 33.3 44.4 +3 197 18:29 19:14 18: 57 +9 +9 -1 DIFFICULT
%MOSCOW-Rusa 55.8 37.6 +3 167 19:24 20:27 19: 52 +10 +8 -5 DIFFICULT
.BLGRD-Ygslv 44.9 20.5 +1 140 18:16 19:12 20: 44 +10 +9 -4 PROBABLE
.STOKHM-Swdn 59.3 18.0 +1 145 18:49 20: 2 21: 17 +10 +8 -6 DIFFICULT
.PRAG-CzhRpb 50.1 14.4 +1 136 18:47 19:50 21: 15 +10 +9 -5 PROBABLE
.NAPLES-Itly 40.8 14.3 +1 124 18:36 19:31 21: 4 +10+10 -3 PROBABLE
.BRLIN-Grmny 52.5 13.4 +1 137 18:55 20: 0 21: 23 +10 +9 -5 PROBABLE
.CPNHGN-Dnmk 55.7 12.6 +1 137 19: 4 20:12 21: 32 +10 +9 -6 PROBABLE
.ROME--Italy 41.9 12.4 +1 123 18:45 19:41 21: 13 +10+10 -3 PROBABLE
.OSLO-Norway 60.0 10.7 +1 139 19:21 20:38 21: 49 +11 +8 -7 DIFFICULT
.ZURCH-Swlnd 47.3 8.5 +1 125 19: 7 20: 8 21: 35 +10+10 -4 PROBABLE
.AMSTRDM-Nld 52.4 4.9 +1 127 19:30 20:36 21: 58 +11 +9 -5 PROBABLE
.PARIS-Frnce 48.8 2.3 +1 121 19:34 20:37 22: 2 +11+10 -5 PROBABLE
%GRENWICH-UK 51.5 0.0 +0 122 18:46 19:53 22: 14 +11+10 -5 PROBABLE
.MADRD-Spain 40.4 -3.7 +1 107 19:46 20:44 22: 14 +11+10 -3 MOST PROBL
.GLSGO-Sctld 55.8 -4.3 +0 124 19:10 20:23 22: 38 +11 +9 -6 PROBABLE
.RABAT-Mroco 34.0 -6.8 +0 98 18:53 19:48 22: 21 +11+11 -2 MOST PROBL
.LSBN-Prtugl 38.7 -9.1 +0 103 19: 7 20: 5 22: 35 +11+11 -3 MOST PROBL
($) = 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