Jordanian Astronomical Society: Joint observation of Crescent Safar from the Alouk Mountains north of the Jordanian capital, Amman

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/08/06

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - In the magical atmosphere of the Alouk Mountains located north of the Jordanian capital, Amman, the crescent of the month of Safar was observed. The following image shows the crescent of the month of Safar of the year 1446, which was observed at sunset yesterday, Monday, from the Alouk Mountains, north of Amman.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> (The Jordanian Astronomical Society, the International Astronomy Center, and the Meteorological Department) </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/Jordanian%20Astronomical%20Society%20Joint%20observation%20of%20Crescent%20Safar%20from%20the%20Alouk%20Mountains%20north%20of%20the%20Jordanian%20capital%2C%20Amman.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 482px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The crescent of the Hijri month Safar</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The crescent of Safar is the crescent that appears at the beginning of the month of Safar, which is the second month of the Hijri year. The beginning of the month of Safar is determined by sighting the new crescent after sunset on the twenty-ninth day of the month of Muharram, the previous month. If the crescent is seen, then the next day will be the first day of the month. If the crescent moon is not sighted, the month of Muharram will complete thirty days, and the following day will be the first day of the month of Safar.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%... Astronomical Society: The skies of Jordan and the Arab region witness the phenomenon of Perseid meteors on August 12</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%... Astronomical Society: New numerical standards for planet identification</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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