The International Astronomy Center confirmed that some countries will investigate seeing the crescent of the month of Ramadan next Tuesday, while other countries will investigate seeing the crescent on Wednesday, corresponding to Shaaban 29 1444 AH.
And the international astronomer stated that the countries that will investigate seeing the crescent during March 21 will not be able to see it due to the moon setting before the sun due to the phenomenon of conjugation after sunset, and therefore the completion of Sha’ban will be Wednesday 30 Sha’ban, provided that it begins Thursday 1 Ramadan 1444 AH.
As for Oman, Jordan, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Indonesia, India, Brunei, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Iran, the investigation of the crescent will be on Wednesday, March 22, meaning that seeing the crescent will be possible using the telescope from the east of the world.
It will be difficult to observe with the naked eye in central Asia, eastern Europe and southern Africa, but western Asia, most of Africa, western Europe and the Americas will be able to see it easily, and therefore Ramadan 1 comes Thursday, corresponding to March 23, 2023.
The international astronomer indicated that there is a group of countries that are likely to find it difficult to see the crescent, such as India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, so that on Friday, March 24, it will be the beginning of Ramadan.
And the website of the International Astronomy Center went on, explaining that the position of the crescent will be as follows in those countries:
In Abu Dhabi, the moon sets about 50 minutes after sunset, at the age of 20 hours and 11 minutes.
In Riyadh, the moon sets after about 51 minutes after sunset, at the age of 20 hours and 35 minutes.
– The moments of absence of the moon are equal in both Amman and Jerusalem, 55 minutes after sunset at the age of 21 hours and 11 minutes.
– In Cairo, the moon sets 55 minutes after sunset, at the age of 21 hours and 21 minutes.
– In Rabat, the moon sets an hour and 4 minutes after sunset, at the age of 23 hours and 34 minutes.
In turn, the international astronomer explained that seeing the crescent can be seen with the naked eye in Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Jerusalem, Oman, Egypt and Morocco.
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