Visibility of Dhul Hijjah Crescent 1437 AH
- When to Observe Dhul Hijjah Waxing (NEW) Crescent ?
- Dhul Hijjah Waxing (NEW) Crescent Observation Results
- The OFFICIAL First Day in Different Countries
- When to Observe Dhul Qeadah Waning (OLD) Crescent ?
- Dhul Qeadah Waning (OLD) Crescent Observation Results
When to Observe Dhul Hijjah Waxing (NEW) Crescent ?
The geocentric conjunction (Geocentric New Moon) will occur Inshalla on (Thursday 01 September 2016) at 09:03 UT.
Sighting the new crescent on (Thursday 01 September 2016) and (Friday 2 September 2016) is shown in the below graphs using the program Accurate Times by Mohammad Odeh according to Odeh criterion. Where:-
- It is impossible to see the crescent from the areas located under the red color. Because either the Moon on this day sets before the Sunset and/or the topocentric conjunction occurs after the Sunset.
- The crescent is expected to be seen by optical aid only from the areas located under the blue color.
- The crescent is expected to be seen by optical aid from the areas located under the magenta color. In these areas the crescent could be seen by naked eye if the atmospheric conditions are superb and the observer is experienced.
- The crescent is expected to be easily visible by naked eye from the areas located under the green color.
- The crescent cannot be seen from uncolored areas, even though the Moon sets in these locations after the Sunset and the topocentric conjunction occurs before the Sunset, but the Moon is not sufficiently illuminated in order to be seen as crescent even by optical aid.
- Kindly notice that the below graph shows the possibility of seeing the crescent from areas between 60 degrees north of Equator down to 60 degrees south of Equator.
According to the Universal Hejric Calendar (UHC), which is based on the calculated crescent visibility, the start of this month in the Eastern Region will be on Saturday 03 September 2016 and in the Western Region will be on Friday 02 September 2016. Kindly notice that the UHC is a pre-calculated calendar, which adopts a certain criterion to start the new Hejric month. Your country/organization might adopt different criterion to start the new Hejric month. So it is highly advised to read the UHC website before giving any judgment.
- Results of seeing the crescent, and the first day of the month in different countries will be added here Inshalla as we receive the reports from ICOP's members. If you wish to be a member in ICOP, or to know more about it, kindly click here.
Dhul Hijjah Waxing (NEW) Crescent Observation Results
Thu 01 September 2016
Algeria
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Ahmad Reda Mami from سطيف City in سطيف State mentioned that the sky was totally cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Dr. Abdallah Ouragh from بريان City in تغردايت State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was superb, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Dr. Abdallah Ouragh said: "غيوم كثيفة إلى جهة الغرب تجعل من المستحيل رؤية الهلال... "
Indonesia
1 . Time of observation: Before sunset . Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. AR Sugeng Riyadi from Surakarta City in Central Java State mentioned that the sky was clear, the atmospheric condition was clear, the crescent was not sought by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not seen by CCD Imaging
Mr. AR Sugeng Riyadi said: "The new daytime crescent of dzulhijjah 1437 AH was tried to be observed, but it's not seen even by ccd imaging on Thursday, 01 Sept 2016. But today we got the Partial Solar Eclipse from the Team of Jakarta Islamic Center at Seribu Island. It was captured on 17:33 LT and the full disc of the sun was covered by litle of the moon."
2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. AR Sugeng Riyadi from Surakarta City in Central Java State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was clear, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not seen by binocular, the crescent was not seen by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. AR Sugeng Riyadi said: "The Rukyat Hilal of Dzulhijjah 1437 AH event was attended by the Team CASA (Club Astronomi Santri Assalaam), Castrosmalsa, Solo Astro Club, Team of URAIS Kemenag (ministry of religious affairs) for Sukoharjo, Surakarta, Klaten, Karanganyar, Salatiga, Mr. Saifulloh as Kabid Urais Binsyar of Kanwil Kemenag of Central Java and team, BHRD Sukoharjo and moslems in Solo Raya. Based on the negative reports from all observation places in Indonesia, the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia in the Sidang Isbath decided that Dzulhijjah 1st, 1437 A.H starts on Saturday Sept 3th, 2016."
Libya
1 . Time of observation: Before sunset . Not Seen: ICOP member Eng. Mohamed Mogerby from طرابلس City in المدينة State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was very hazy, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not seen by binocular, the crescent was not seen by telescope, the crescent was not seen by CCD Imaging
Malaysia
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Kassim Bahali from Tanjung Bidara City in Melaka State mentioned that the sky was totally cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not seen by binocular, the crescent was not seen by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Morocco
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Walid Jadar from taourirt City in taourirt State mentioned that the sky was totally cloudy, the atmospheric condition was very hazy, the crescent was not sought by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Nigeria
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Dr. Usman El-Nafaty from Bauchi City in Bauchi State mentioned that the sky was totally cloudy, the atmospheric condition was very hazy, the crescent was not sought by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Dr. Usman El-Nafaty said: "The weather today here in Bauchi, Nigeria was totally cloudy most of the day and rainy since after Asr prayer. In fact the same clouds prevented us from seeing the partial solar eclipse earlier in the day and due to the rains, our Masjid combined the prayers of Maghrib and Isha. Consequently there was even no need to look for the crescent as it was futile to do so. However according to the official count in Nigeria, today is 28th of Dhul-Qadah and so there was no official announcement to look for the moon till tomorrow In Sha Allah."
Saudi Arabia
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Turki Alamri from Almadina City in Almadina State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not sought by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not seen by CCD Imaging
2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Saleh Al-Saab from بريـــدة City in القصيم State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not seen by binocular, the crescent was not seen by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Fri 02 September 2016
Algeria
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Ahmad Reda Mami from سطيف City in سطيف State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Australia
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Taymour Nabulsi from Adelaide City in South Australia State mentioned that the sky was clear, the atmospheric condition was clear, the crescent was seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Bangladesh
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. ABM Ruhul Hassan from Dhaka City in Dhaka State mentioned that the sky was totally cloudy, the atmospheric condition was clear, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Germany
1 . Time of observation: After sunset.Photographed: ICOP member Eng. Martin Elsaesser from Munich City in Bavaria State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not sought by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not seen by telescope, the crescent was seen by CCD Imaging
Eng. Martin Elsaesser said: "The evening hat lots of clouds and haze in the west but as the crescent was quite wide already i had hope of catching it some gap in the clouds. The imaging system made it easier than i had hoped. I did initial alignment on the very low sun and then moved over to venus vor adjustments and correct focus. Moving over to the moon immediately showed the crescent some twenty minutes before nominal sunset. We just kept tracking the crescent and could see it most of the time on the screen despite the clouds getting thicker. We then lost it and got it back a few minutes later in another gap in the clouds. I tried repeatedly to see it through a small telescope but could not. We went home with 400 images, raw data and complete log files after 30 minutes of observation. "
2 . Time of observation: Before sunset .Photographed: ICOP member Eng. Martin Elsaesser from Munich City in Bavaria State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not sought by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not seen by telescope, the crescent was seen by CCD Imaging
Eng. Martin Elsaesser said: "The sky conditions were quite bad in the morning, with lots of haze and high altitude clouds. I could do a quick observation of the young crescent with the imaging system despite some mechanical problems with the telescope attachment. The view was not very clear due to the bad weather. I hope for better skies in the evening."
Hungary
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Dr. M. Al-Majari from Kisszallas City in Bacs-Kiskun State mentioned that the sky was clear, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not seen by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Indonesia
1 . Time of observation: Before sunset . Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. AR Sugeng Riyadi from Surakarta City in Central Java State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not sought by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not seen by CCD Imaging
Mr. AR Sugeng Riyadi said: "My students tried to capture the daytime new crescent on Friday 02 Sept 2016, but it was not seen because the sky was very hazy."
2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. AR Sugeng Riyadi from Surakarta City in Central Java State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was seen by naked eye, the crescent was seen by binocular, the crescent was seen by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. AR Sugeng Riyadi said: "Alhamdulillaah, the new crescent of Dzulhijjah 1437 AH was seen on Friday 02 Sept 2016 from Assalaam Observatory. We were students of CASA, Solo Astro Club, and Urais Binsyar Kemenag Central of Java. The crescent was also seen from Jogja, Bali, Manado, Turen East Java, ect."
Iran
1 . Time of observation: Before sunset . Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Hossein Janghorbani from Shahreza City in Isfahan State mentioned that the sky was totally cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not seen by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. Hossein Janghorbani said: "In the name of God Dhul Hijjah Crescent Observation Report Astronomy and Geophysics Center of Shahreza – The Crescent Association of Shahreza Report by: Hossein Janghorbani (NajmoSepehr-Sadrolmonajjemin) – Manager of Shahreza Crescent Association and Red Crescent’s Astronomy and Geophysics Center Date: Friday, 09/02/2016 Location: Damzad foothills in the East of Shahreza (latitude: 32 00 N, longitude: 51 52 E, elevation: 1825m from sea level, time zone: +4.5 GMT) Equipments: Two set of 15*70 binoculars, Three sets of 20*90 binoculars, One compass. Atmospheric condition: Clouds and Hazy in western horizon. Horizon obstacles: about 2/5° Apparent Sunset: --:-- Results: Moon crescent was not seen. In This Field Work Mr. Hossein Janghorbani The Researcher Of Astronomy And Researcher crescent moon And The Writer Of Almanac With a history of 21 years In the natural sciences, Astronomy and Geography and Meteorology , Said Based On The Multi-Year Researches Have Concluded That: 1- The Twin Of Solar System As Very Similar To Our Solar System Will Be Discovered And Will Be Surprise. 2- Many Of Comets Will Be Discovered In The Next Few Years That Were Not On NASA List And Their Appearance Is Unprecedented In Recent Years. 3- The Droughts Will Be End In The Middle East In The Next Three To Four Years And And Abundant Rains Begin That Contrary To Other Scientists. 4- About Of The Ufos Architecture Will Be Reliable Obtained Documents In Next Four Years That Distinguishes Between Superstition And Reality Topics And … . 5- On The Planets Saturn And Jupter And Venus And Moon And Sun Will Happen Over The Next 4 To 5 Years That Will Be A Surprise And That's What Makes New Discoveries. 6- The Old Extinct Volcanoes Will Burst In The Next Five To Six Years And One Of Volcanoes Activities Will Be In The Atlantic Ocean And The Pacific Ocean And Huge Waves Cause To Tsunami And This Occurrence Will Be Simultaneous To Melting Icebergs. 7- There Is The Reserves Of Zinc, Copper And Lead In The Damzad Mountain That Require Facilities For Exploration And Extraction. There Is Also Crude Oil Resources In Deep And Springs In The Parts Of The Rocks That Emerge Gradually In This Area Observers: 1.Dr Fatemehsadat Emami 2.Shahrzad Baghestani 3.Fatemeh Hadad 4.Naeemehsadat Saniee 5.Masoomeh Hafar 6.Roya Ghermezi 7.Zahra Farrokhpoor 8.Abdolreza Gholami 9.Shahryar Gholami 10.Sayed Farzad Alavi 11.Sayed Moslem Rezvani 12.Mahdi Ghasemi 13.Mohammad Javad Nikeghbal 14.Soheyla Eslami 15.Shiva Ansaripoor 16. Mohammad Ansaripoor 17.Farhad Mirzaee 18.Ziba Hafar 19.Mahsa Khajeh 20.Sayed Hossein Navabi 21.Hossein Janghorbani 22.Ali Janghorbani 23.Reza Janghorbani 24.Zahra Fallahi "
Iraq
1 . Time of observation: Before sunset . Seen: ICOP member Mr. Hashim Almoosawi from البصرة City in البصرة State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was very hazy, the crescent was seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was seen by CCD Imaging
Mr. Hashim Almoosawi said: "تحققت اول رؤية للهلال بواسطة ال CCD Camera في الساعة 10:45 باستضاءة 0.9% و ارتفاع 63 درجة. و بسبب الغيوم الكثيفة في الصباح لم نتمكن من رؤيته قبل ذلك الوقت. آخر رؤية كانت في الساعة 18:39 باستضاءة 1.6% وارتفاع 2 درجة حيث اختفى الهلال خلف الاغبرة و التلوث الضوئي. اما الرؤية بالعين المجردة فقد شوهد الهلال ابتداءا منذ الساعة 13:15 و لغاية الساعة 17:55 بفترات متقطعة من قبل اكثر من 30 شخصا في عموم المحافظة."
Libya
1 . Time of observation: Before sunset . Seen: ICOP member Eng. Mohammed Abdulkarim from البريقة City in البريقة State mentioned that the sky was clear, the atmospheric condition was clear, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was seen by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Malaysia
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Kassim Bahali from Melaka City in Melaka State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Morocco
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Dr. Hassan Talibi from بنسليمان City in بنسليمان State mentioned that the sky was totally cloudy, the atmospheric condition was very hazy, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Dr. Hassan Talibi said: "أعلنت وزارة الأوقاف عن ثبوت رؤية الهلال ثبوتا شرعيا ."
2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Walid Jadar from taourit City in taourirt State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was clear, the crescent was seen by naked eye, the crescent was seen by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Saudi Arabia
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Saleh Al-Saab from بريـــدة City in القصيم State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not seen by binocular, the crescent was not seen by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
2 . Time of observation: Before sunset .Photographed: ICOP member Mr. Turki Alamri from Almadina City in Almadina State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not sought by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was seen by CCD Imaging
Mr. Turki Alamri said: "I started preparing my imaging system before moon rise with AOD value for 619 nm = 0.5 very bad sky condition i managed to capture the new crescent just one hour after moon rise but the image was not good so i kept my equipment working and tracking for three more hours to get a clear and good image for the new crescent with 807 nm IR filter "
Sri Lanka
1 . Time of observation: After sunset.Seen by others: ICOP member Mr. Abdul Rahman Razeen from Pottuvil City in Eastern Province State mentioned that the sky was totally cloudy, the atmospheric condition was very hazy, the crescent was seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. Abdul Rahman Razeen said: "Aalaikum. Today 2-9-2016AD=29-11-1437AH is the sighting day for the month of Dhul-Hijjah. I was in Pottuvil to arrange a sighting group.This area is situated in eastern province of Srilanka.The co-ordinates of Pottuvil is lat=6deg 53' N Long=81deg 53' E. I arranged a sighting group at a place called "Kalappukattu Bushra Mosque" which is very close to Sabeelurrashad Arabic College.I was associated by Moulavi Abdul Hai and Moulavi Najmuddeen (Humaidy).We were their 20 minutes before the Sunset.The horizon was cloudy. The parameters are(at Pottuvil) Sun set:6.10pm. Moon set:7:06pm. Lag=46minutes The prediction of the astronomers=Easily visible by naked eyes. The crescent was not sighted at Pottuvil But it was sighted At Kinniya by Faizal moulavi (Rahmani) and his group. Based on his sighting Testimony it was decided to complete the proceeding month as 29 days and to start the month of Dhul-Hijjah on 3-9-2016 by the president C.G.M.H.C. M.Riyadh (Baari) along with A.C.J.U.and M.R.C.A. The sighting day for the month of Muharram falls on Saturday 1-10-2016AD."
2 . Time of observation: After sunset.Seen by others: ICOP member Mr. Nular Bary from Borella City in Colombo State mentioned that the sky was totally cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not seen by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. Nular Bary said: "Assalamualaikum W.R.W.B. Today 29th.of Dhul-Qidah 1437 AH (02/08/2016) evening the Colombo western sky was cloudy, couldn't see the (Hilall) New Moon of Dhul Hijjah in Colombo. The Colombo Grand Mosque Hilall committee received some positive sighting from Kinniya north east city of Sri Lanka.Hence the committee decided to start Month of Dhul Hijjah 1437, tomorrow 3rd. Saturday September 2016. "In Sha Allah" Eid al-Adha will be celebrated on Monday 12th. September 2016. "
United States
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Dr. Javad Torabinejad from Wildomar City in California State mentioned that the sky was clear, the atmospheric condition was clear, the crescent was seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Dr. Javad Torabinejad said: "Mr. Jim Lockyer of Wildomar, California states: I was able to witness the beautiful “Waxing Crescent Moon” this evening along with the planets Jupiter and Venus. My first visual sighting of the New Moon was at 7:31 PDT this evening and I actually saw it before the planet Venus. Jupiter finally appeared before dropping below the horizon. "
2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Dr. Javad Torabinejad from Blacksburg City in Virginia State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was seen by naked eye, the crescent was seen by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Dr. Javad Torabinejad said: "I arrived at my sighting location (the Blacksburg Middle School) at sunset (sunset: 7:48 pm EDT). Except for a small portion of the lower part of the western horizon, the sky was cloudy due to the tropical storm Hermine. Using a pair of binoculars (7X50), I sighted the crescent at 8:07 pm when it appeared in a partial clearing covered by a very thin cloud. After a few minutes, at 8:13 pm, the crescent was in another clearing where naked eye sighting was possible. A friend joined me at this time. The horns were approximately at 2:00 and 6:00 O'clock (2:00;4:00;6:00). Through binocular only, we could see Jupiter very close to the right side of the crescent. At 8:26 pm, Venus was visible through the clouds to the upper left side of the crescent. At 8:30 pm, the crescent set behind a piece of cloud very close to the top of a distant mountain (moonset 8:37 pm)."
The OFFICIAL First Day in Different Countries
Sat 03 September 2016
1 . Algeria
2 . Australia
3 . Bahrain
4 . Egypt
5 . Indonesia
6 . Iran
7 . Iraq
8 . Japan
9 . Jordan
10 . Kuwait
11 . Lebanon
12 . Libya
13 . Malaysia
14 . Mauritania
15 . Morocco
16 . Oman
17 . Palestine
18 . Qatar
19 . Saudi Arabia
20 . Sri Lanka
21 . Sudan
22 . Syria
23 . Tunisia
24 . Turkey
25 . United Arab Emirates
26 . Yemen
Sun 04 September 2016
1 . Bangladesh
2 . Pakistan
When to Observe Dhul Qeadah Waning (OLD) Crescent ?
The geocentric conjunction (Geocentric New Moon) will occur Inshalla on (Thursday 01 September 2016) at 09:03 UT.
Sighting the OLD crescent on (Thursday 01 September 2016) and (Wedensday 31 August 2016) is shown in the below graphs using the program Accurate Times by Mohammad Odeh according to Odeh criterion. Where:-
- It is impossible to see the OLD crescent from the areas located under the red color. Because either the Moon on this day rises after the Sunrise and/or the topocentric conjunction occurs before the Sunrise.
- The crescent is expected to be seen by optical aid only from the areas located under the blue color.
- The crescent is expected to be seen by optical aid from the areas located under the magenta color. In these areas the crescent could be seen by naked eye if the atmospheric conditions are superb and the observer is experienced.
- The crescent is expected to be easily visible by naked eye from the areas located under the green color.
- The crescent cannot be seen from uncolored areas, even though the Moon rises in these locations before the Sunrise and the topocentric conjunction occurs after the Sunrise, but the Moon is not sufficiently illuminated in order to be seen as crescent even by optical aid.
- Kindly notice that the below graph shows the possibility of seeing the crescent from areas between 60 degrees north of Equator down to 60 degrees south of Equator.
Dhul Qeadah Waning (OLD) Crescent Observation Results
Wed 31 August 2016
Germany
1 . Time of observation: Before sunrise. Seen: ICOP member Eng. Martin Elsaesser from Munich City in Bavaria State mentioned that the sky was clear, the atmospheric condition was clear, the crescent was seen by naked eye, the crescent was seen by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Eng. Martin Elsaesser said: "The simple old crescent could easily be seen with the naked eye. Sky conditions were good with some cold easterly wind."
Indonesia
1 . Time of observation: Before sunrise. Seen: ICOP member Mr. AR Sugeng Riyadi from Surakarta City in Central Java State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was clear, the crescent was seen by naked eye, the crescent was seen by binocular, the crescent was seen by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. AR Sugeng Riyadi said: "The old crescent of Dzulqo'dah 1437 AH was seen on Wednesday, 31 August 2016 from Sarangan Magetan East Java Indonesia by my me and my Rowasiya Observatory team (Ichsan Sani, Imam, Izzudin, Maryam and Zain)."
Morocco
1 . Time of observation: Before sunrise. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Walid Jadar from تاوريرت City in تاوريرت State mentioned that the sky was clear, the atmospheric condition was clear, the crescent was seen by naked eye, the crescent was seen by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Saudi Arabia
1 . Time of observation: Before sunrise. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Turki Alamri from Sewerqia City in Almadina State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. Turki Alamri said: "The old crescent was a little difficult to see due to bad sky condition , i used a binocular when the crescent was not too much above the eastern horizon after that i managed to see it by naked eye."
Thu 01 September 2016
Morocco
1 . Time of observation: Before sunrise. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Walid Jadar from تاوريرت City in اقليم تاوريرت State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not sought by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
