11:52 p.m
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Books – Muhammad Fathi:
The International Astronomy Center revealed the countries that are scheduled to observe the crescent of Eid al-Fitr 2024 on Monday, April 8, 2024.
According to the center, there are some countries that began the month of Ramadan on Monday, March 11, 2024, and these countries are observing the Eid crescent on Monday, April 8.
According to the center, there are other countries that began the month of Ramadan on Tuesday, March 12, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Oman, Jordan, Libya, and Morocco, and these countries will sight the Eid crescent on Tuesday, April 9, corresponding to the 29th of the month. Ramadan.
The center indicated that for countries that sight the crescent on Monday, April 8, 2024, seeing it on that day is impossible because the moon sets before the sun because the conjunction occurs after sunset, and therefore these countries will complete the 30-day period of Ramadan, so that Wednesday, April 10, will be Eid al-Fitr.
As for the countries that sight the crescent on Tuesday, April 9, seeing the crescent on that day is possible using a telescope from the east of the world and from South Africa, and it is possible with the naked eye with difficulty from Central Asia and the center of the African continent, and seeing the crescent is possible with the naked eye relatively easily from West Asia, North Africa, most of Europe and most of the two American continents, and therefore all of these countries are expected to announce the sighting of the crescent on that day, so that Wednesday, April 10, will also be Eid al-Fitr in them.
Regarding the position of the crescent on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 in some Arab and Islamic cities, the surface calculations of the crescent at sunset are as follows:
– In Jakarta, the moon sets 29 minutes after sunset, and its age is 16 hours and 58 minutes, and viewing is possible using a telescope.
– In Abu Dhabi, the moon sets 51 minutes after sunset, and its age is 19 hours and 35 minutes.
– In Riyadh, the moon sets 53 minutes after sunset, and its age is 20 hours.
In Amman, Jerusalem, the moon sets 60 minutes after sunset, and its age is 20 hours and 38 minutes.
In Cairo, the moon sets 59 minutes after sunset, and its age is 20 hours and 47 minutes.
In Rabat, the moon sets 69 minutes after sunset, and its age is 22 hours and 57 minutes.
Visibility in Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Amman, Jerusalem, Cairo and Rabat is possible with the naked eye in the case of clear atmosphere.
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