Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim
(In the Name of ALLAH, THE MOST BENEFICENT, THE MOST MERCIFUL)
HILAL (Crescent Moon) SIGHTINGS (WORLD) FOR
RAMADAN 1426 AH (9th. Islamic Month)
*** ISLAMIC MONTH OF FASTING ***
Sighting Info for Evening of Tue 04 Oct 2005 CE
Posted 5:00 am, 03 Mar 2005 CE
Dr.Mohib.N.DURRANI,
EMail: Durrani@Hilal-Sighting.Com
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North American Coordinator (Since 1987), for Astronomical Information
Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), Copyright (c) 1987-2005
Homepage: http://www.Hilal-Sighting.Com
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As Salaamu Alykum to all.
RAMADAN 1426 AH IS EXPECTED TO START ON THE DAY OF WED 05 OCT 2005 CE FOR MOST OF THE WORLD, INSHALLAH.
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE HILAL (CRESCENT MOON) OF RAMADHAN 1426 AH TO BE VISIBLE ON
THE EVENING OF MON 03 OCT 2005 CE FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
HENCE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR RAMADAN 1426 AH TO BEGIN ON TUE 04 OCT 2005 CE FOR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
Ramadan 1426 CE for North America (USA and Canada) [along with most of the countries in the Central and Southern Hemisphere] is expected (most probable) to start from the Day of Wed 05 Oct 2005 CE, with worldwide sightings of the Hilal on the previous evening of Tue 04 Oct 2005 CE, inshallah.
For USA and Canada, the Hilal would "MOST PROBABLY" be sighted in the South, South-Central and Western USA on the evening of Tue 04 Oct 2005 CE, in which case Ramadan, for USA and Canada, would start on the day of Wed 05 Oct 2005 CE.
Please look at updates on these webpages and elsewhere for the latest information.
Please note that any Solar Eclipse occuring on the same date as an Astronomical New Moon date does NOT automatically imply that a Hilal will not be seen on that evening.
The cross-reference between the Gregorian and the Islamic dates (MOST PROBABLE) is as follows, inshallah:
October 2005 CE October 2005 CE October --->|<--- November
Day Week: Tu We Th .. Tu .. Tu We Th Fr .. Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr
Islamic : ? 1 2 .. 7 .. 14 15 16 17 .. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 EID
Gregorian: 4 5 6 .. 11 .. 18 19 20 21 .. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4
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ODD NIGHTS, ISLAMIC ------------------------- ODD NIGHTS
[NIGHT OF POWER = 1000 NIGHTS]
Night of 27 Ramadan 1426 AH will be the
Night of Sun 30 Oct TO the Morning of Mon 31 Oct 2005, inshallah.
SUBJECT: CRESCENT MOON: FIRST VISIBILITY (every lunar month)
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ISLAMIC Year and Month 1426 Ramadan [ 9th Islamic Month]
Astronomical New Moon Date 2005 Oct 03d 10h 28m (UT) (Mon) [INVISIBLE]
Sighting Date, Evening of 2005 Oct 04 (Tue) 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: 7 18:44 28: 39 +13 +8 -10 PROBABLE
.SANAA-Yamen 15.4 44.2 +3 324 17:51 18:30 28: 23 +13 +9 -9 PROBABLE
.AMMAN-Jordn 32.0 35.9 +3 157 18:19 18:49 28: 51 +13 +6 -12 VERY DFCLT$
.CAIRO-Egypt 30.0 31.3 +2 133 17:37 18: 9 29: 9 +14<+7 -12 DIFFICULT
%ISTNBUL-Trk 41.0 29.0 +2 148 17:43 18: 5 29: 15 +14 +4 -13 IMPOSSIBLE$
.KHRTUM-Sudn 15.6 32.5 +2 46 17:38 18:19 29: 10 +13 +9 -10 MOST PROBL
.TRPOLI-Lbya 32.9 13.2 +1 108 17:48 18:20 30: 20 +14 +6 -13 DIFFICULT
.ALGIERS-Alg 36.8 3.0 +1 106 18:27 18:56 30: 59 +15<+6 -14 VERY DFCLT$
.TNARV-Mdgsk -18.8 47.5 +3 364 17:49 18:45 28: 21 +13+13 -2 VISIBLE
.DARSLM-Tnzn -6.8 39.3 +3 3 18:17 19: 8 28: 49 +13+12 -5 VISIBLE
.NIROBI-Knya -1.4 36.9 +3 7 18:26 19:15 28: 58 +13+12 -6 MOST PROBL
.MGDSHU-Smli 2.1 45.4 +3 345 17:50 18:36 28: 22 +13+11 -7 MOST PROBL
.CPETOWN-SAf -33.9 18.4 +2 47 18:52 20: 1 30: 24 +14+14 +2 VISIBLE
.JHNSBRG-SAf -26.2 28.1 +2 32 18: 9 19:12 29: 41 +13+13 -0 VISIBLE
.LUAND-Angla -8.8 13.2 +1 46 18: 2 18:57 30: 34 +14+13 -5 VISIBLE
.LAGOS-Nigra 6.4 3.4 +1 67 18:37 19:26 31: 9 +14+12 -8 VISIBLE
.DAKAR-Sengl 14.7 -17.4 +0 83 18:56 19:43 32: 28 +15+11 -11 MOST PROBL
.PARAMRI-Sur 5.8 -55.2 -3 85 18:31 19:27 35: 3 +16+13 -9 VISIBLE
.GRGTWN-Gyna 6.8 -58.3 -4 83 17:42 18:38 35: 14 +16+13 -10 VISIBLE
.CRACS-Vnzwl 10.5 -67.0 -4 76 18:17 19:11 35: 49 +17+13 -11 VISIBLE
.KNGSTN-Jmca 18.0 -76.8 -5 66 17:52 18:42 36: 24 +17+11 -13 VISIBLE
%RECIFE-Brzl -8.1 -34.9 -3 89 17:13 18:14 33: 45 +15+14 -6 VISIBLE
%RIOJNRO-Brz -22.9 -43.1 -3 89 17:52 19: 4 34: 24 +16+16 -1 VISIBLE
.BNSARS-Argn -34.6 -58.5 -3 83 18:58 20:21 35: 30 +16+16 +2 VISIBLE
.SNTIAG-Chli -33.5 -70.7 -4 78 18:46 20:10 36: 18 +17+17 +2 VISIBLE
%LIMA---Peru -12.1 -77.1 -5 72 18: 4 19:14 36: 36 +17+16 -5 VISIBLE
%HALIFX-Cnda 44.7 -63.6 -4 85 17:48 18:14 35: 20 +17 +4 -16 VERY DFCLT$
%MNTREL-Cnda 45.5 -73.6 -5 74 17:28 17:53 36: 0 +17 +4 -17 VERY DFCLT$
%NEWYORK-USA 40.7 -74.0 -5 72 17:33 18: 4 36: 5 +17 +5 -16 DIFFICULT
%MIAMI---USA 25.8 -80.2 -5 62 18: 4 18:49 36: 36 +17+10 -14 MOST PROBL
%CHICAGO-USA 41.8 -87.7 -6 52 17:26 17:57 36: 58 +18 +5 -17 DIFFICULT
%DALLAS--USA 32.8 -96.8 -6 38 18: 6 18:47 37: 38 +18 +8 -16 MOST PROBL
%DENVER--USA 39.7 -105.0 -7 25 17:36 18:12 38: 8 +18 +6 -17 DIFFICULT
%SnDIEGO-USA 32.7 -117.2 -8 12 17:29 18:12 39: 1 +18 +8 -17 MOST PROBL
%LsANGLS-USA 34.0 -118.3 -8 10 17:32 18:14 39: 4 +19<+8 -17 MOST PROBL
%SnFRNCS-USA 37.8 -122.4 -8 4 17:47 18:25 39: 19 +19<+7 -17 PROBABLE
%VANCOVR-Cnd 49.3 -123.1 -8 358 17:44 18: 6 39: 16 +19 +3 -19 IMPOSSIBLE$
%ANCHORG-Als 61.2 -149.9 -9 330 18:19*18:13 40: 51 +20 -1 -20 IMPOSSIBLE
.HONOLU--Hwi 21.3 -157.9 -10 327 18:15 19:11 41: 47 +20+12 -16 VISIBLE
.MXICOCty-Mx 19.4 -99.1 -6 40 18:22 19:14 37: 54 +18+12 -14 VISIBLE
[Dr.Mohib.N.Durrani http://www.Hilal-Sighting.Com mnd0@columbia.edu]
(INCREASE date one day, if crossing EAST TO WEST)
##################### INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE ######################
(DECREASE date one day, if crossing WEST TO EAST)
%WLNGTN-NZld -41.3 174.8 +12 235 12:31 13:18 14: 3 +7 +3 %-350 VERY DFCLT$
%SYDNEY-Astr -33.9 151.2 +10 265 18: 0 18:47 21: 32 +9 +9 +1 PROBABLE
%DRWN-Astrla -12.5 130.8 +10 287 19:14 19:55 23: 16 +11+10 -3 MOST PROBL
%PERTH-Astrl -32.0 115.8 +8 297 18:22 19:14 23: 54 +11+11 +1 MOST PROBL
.TOKYO-Japan 35.7 139.8 +9 300 17:22 17:42 21: 54 +10 +4 -9 IMPOSSIBLE
.MNILA-Phlpn 14.6 121.0 +8 290 17:45 18:16 23: 17 +11 +7 -7 DIFFICULT
%HONGKNG-Chn 22.3 114.2 +8 285 18: 9 18:38 23: 41 +11 +6 -9 VERY DFCLT$
%SHNHAI-Chna 31.2 121.5 +8 285 17:37 18: 0 23: 9 +11 +5 -10 IMPOSSIBLE$
%BEIJING-Chn 39.9 116.4 +8 285 17:53 18:12 23: 25 +11 +3 -10 IMPOSSIBLE
.ULNBTR-Mngo 47.9 106.9 +8 272 18:28 18:41 24: 0 +11 +2 -11 IMPOSSIBLE
.JAKARTA-Ind -6.2 106.8 +7 295 17:48 18:30 24: 20 +11+10 -4 MOST PROBL
.SNGPOR-Sngp 1.2 103.9 +8 293 18:57 19:37 24: 29 +11 +9 -6 PROBABLE
.KULMPR-Mlys 3.1 101.7 +8 293 19: 5 19:44 24: 37 +11 +9 -6 PROBABLE
.BNKOK-Thlnd 13.8 100.5 +7 287 18: 7 18:41 24: 39 +11 +8 -8 DIFFICULT
.RNGON-Mynmr 16.8 96.0 +7 285 18:23 18:56 25: 25 +12 +8 -9 PROBABLE
.DHAKA-BngDs 23.7 90.4 +6 278 17:44 18:14 25: 16 +12<+7 -9 VERY DFCLT$
.CLMBO-SLnka 6.9 79.9 +6 298 18:32 19:12 26: 4 +12 +9 -7 MOST PROBL
.HYDRBD-Indi 17.4 78.5 +6 284 18:33 19: 8 26: 35 +12 +9 -9 PROBABLE
.AGRA--India 27.2 78.0 +6 269 18:31 19: 1 26: 33 +13<+7 -11 DIFFICULT
.MUMBAI-Indi 19.0 72.8 +6 280 18:56 19:31 26: 58 +13 +8 -10 PROBABLE
.PESHAWR-Pks 34.0 71.6 +5 252 17:55 18:21 26: 27 +12 +5 -11 VERY DFCLT$
.SMRKND-Uzbk 39.7 66.8 +4 235 17:12 17:35 26: 44 +13 +4 -12 IMPOSSIBLE$
.BUKHRA-Uzbk 39.8 64.4 +4 232 17:21 17:44 26: 53 +13 +4 -12 IMPOSSIBLE$
.TEHRAN-Iran 35.7 51.4 +4 215 18:15 18:41 28: 17 +13<+6 -12 VERY DFCLT$
.TABRIZ-Iran 38.1 46.3 +4 196 18:34 18:59 28: 36 +14 +5 -13 VERY DFCLT$
.BGHDAD-Iraq 33.3 44.4 +3 197 17:44 18:13 28: 16 +13<+6 -12 VERY DFCLT$
%MOSCOW-Rusa 55.8 37.6 +3 167 17:59 18: 4 28: 31 +14 +1 -14 IMPOSSIBLE
.BLGRD-Ygslv 44.9 20.5 +1 140 17:14 17:35 29: 46 +14 +3 -14 IMPOSSIBLE
.STOKHM-Swdn 59.3 18.0 +1 145 17:12*17:11 29: 44 +14 -0 -14 IMPOSSIBLE
.PRAG-CzhRpb 50.1 14.4 +1 136 17:35 17:49 30: 7 +14 +2 -14 IMPOSSIBLE
.NAPLES-Itly 40.8 14.3 +1 124 17:41 18: 6 30: 13 +14 +4 -14 VERY DFCLT$
.BRLIN-Grmny 52.5 13.4 +1 137 17:37 17:49 30: 9 +14 +2 -14 IMPOSSIBLE
.CPNHGN-Dnmk 55.7 12.6 +1 137 17:39 17:45 30: 11 +14 +1 -14 IMPOSSIBLE
.ROME--Italy 41.9 12.4 +1 123 17:48 18:12 30: 20 +14 +4 -14 IMPOSSIBLE$
.OSLO-Norway 60.0 10.7 +1 139 17:42*17:39 30: 14 +15 -0 -15 IMPOSSIBLE
.ZURCH-Swlnd 47.3 8.5 +1 125 18: 0 18:19 30: 32 +15 +3 -14 IMPOSSIBLE
.AMSTRDM-Nld 52.4 4.9 +1 127 18:12 18:24 30: 44 +15 +2 -15 IMPOSSIBLE
.PARIS-Frnce 48.8 2.3 +1 121 18:24 18:41 30: 56 +15 +3 -15 IMPOSSIBLE
%GRENWICH-UK 51.5 0.0 +0 122 17:31 17:44 31: 3 +15 +2 -15 IMPOSSIBLE
.MADRD-Spain 40.4 -3.7 +1 107 18:51 19:17 31: 23 +15 +5 -14 VERY DFCLT$
.GLSGO-Sctld 55.8 -4.3 +0 124 17:44 17:51 31: 16 +15 +1 -15 IMPOSSIBLE
.RABAT-Mroco 34.0 -6.8 +0 98 18: 6 18:38 31: 38 +15 +6 -14 DIFFICULT
.LSBN-Prtugl 38.7 -9.1 +0 103 18:15 18:43 31: 47 +15 +5 -14 VERY DFCLT$
($) = 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