With illustrative maps Learn about seeing the Eid Al Fitr crescent in your area on Friday evening

Written By سنان خلف on 2020/05/22

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.

Arab Weather - Sinan Khalaf - It is expected that all Arab countries that will explore the crescent of the month of Shawwal will be announced today, Friday, tomorrow, Saturday, in order to complete the month of Ramadan. Therefore , Sunday will be the first day of Eid Al-Fitr, due to the impossibility of seeing the crescent after sunset today.

Astronomical conditions for the investigation of the crescent moon

Astronomical calculations indicate that the sighting of the crescent will be impossible after sunset on Friday with the naked eye or by telescope, due to the setting of the moon before the sun in all Arab countries, in addition to the non-birth of the crescent, where astronomical calculations indicate that the birth of the crescent will be at 8:39 from on Friday evening GMT, after sunset.

As for the Sultanate of Oman, Morocco, and Sudan, these three countries will explore the crescent of the month of Shawwal on Saturday May 23, Ramadan 29, according to the start of their fasting, and therefore the age of the crescent will be more than 19 hours, and the moon will be absent after the sun with its stay in the horizon for an appropriate period of time that makes viewing the crescent easy with the naked eye or The telescope.

Conclusion and expected result

So it is expected, God willing, that all Arab countries will be declared on Sunday, the first day of Eid Al-Fitr, and Happy New Year

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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