What is the relationship of the sandstorm with the date of entering the month of Ramadan?

Weather of Arabia - Sinan Khalaf - It is expected that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will investigate the crescent of the month of Shaban for this year 1442 AH after sunset this Saturday, the 29th of the month of Shaaban, to determine whether Sunday is the first of the month of Shaban, or if it will be the completion of the month of Rajab.

Astronomical conditions for the investigation of the crescent month of Shaban

Astronomical calculations indicate that the central conjunction has occurred, and the crescent was actually born at 10:21 minutes this morning, Saturday UTC, and the moon will remain on the horizon after sunset between 5 and 7 minutes in various regions in Saudi Arabia, which may be a short period Relatively speaking, the crescent detection is hampered by the remnants of solar radiation that will still be visible on the western horizon.

Earth plankton will negatively affect the visibility of the crescent

In addition to the presence of the remnants of solar radiation, it is expected that the dust plankton from the remnants of the red sandstorm that affected the Kingdom yesterday, Friday, made it difficult to see the crescent in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries in general, due to the continued low range of horizontal visibility despite its improvement compared to the hours of the day.

Conclusion and expected result

Based on the foregoing, it is expected that the sighting of the crescent from the astronomical and atmospheric side is almost impossible, but the legal vision remains the final one, and accordingly it is expected that the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be announced tomorrow, Sunday 3/14/2021 AD, completing the month of Rajab, and on Monday 3/15/ 2021 the beginning of the month of Shaban, and accordingly, God willing, the crescent of the month of Ramadan 2021-1442 AD will be inspected after sunset on Sunday 29 / Shaban / 1442 AH corresponding to April 11, 2021 AD