The International Astronomy Center publishes the first image of the Ramadan crescent from the sky of Abu Dhabi
<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - On Monday, the International Astronomy Center published the first image of the crescent of the <strong>holy month of Ramadan 1445 AH</strong> from the sky of Abu Dhabi.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In a post on its account on the “X” platform (formerly known as Twitter), the center confirmed that the Ramadan crescent was photographed on Monday from Abu Dhabi, using the Al-Khatt Astronomical Observatory.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> According to the post, the image was taken at exactly 10 a.m. UAE time (9 a.m. Amman time), and the center indicated that the moon’s distance from the sun was 13.0 degrees.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In the same context, the Central Crescent Sighting Committee in the United States announced that the crescent moon had not been sighted by all monitoring committees spread in the United States, whether in the East, Center, or West. As a result, it announced that <strong>Tuesday, March 12,</strong> is the first day of The blessed month of Ramadan The blessed month of Ramadan.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="ar" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In the first picture of the Ramadan crescent<br /><br /> The crescent of Ramadan 1445 AH as photographed during the day on Monday, March 11, 2024 AD from Abu Dhabi by the Al-Khatt Astronomical Observatory, at 10:00 AM UAE time. The moon's distance from the sun is 13.0 degrees. <a href="https://t.co/ttRaviRhM4">pic.twitter.com/ttRaviRhM4</a></p> - International Astronomy Center (@AstronomyCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AstronomyCenter/status/1767082865211167212?ref_src=t... 11, 2024</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Read also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%... European Council for Fatwa sets the date for the beginning of Ramadan</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%... | Today, the Arabia Weather team will accompany Observer Abdel Hadi on an experiment to observe the crescent of the blessed Ramadan</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://x.com/AstronomyCenter/status/1767082865211167212?s=20">Internati... Astronomy Center</a></p>
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