Visibility of Jumadal Al-Aakherah Crescent 1437 AH
- When to Observe Jumadal Al-Aakherah Waxing (NEW) Crescent ?
- Jumadal Al-Aakherah Waxing (NEW) Crescent Observation Results
- The OFFICIAL First Day in Different Countries
- When to Observe Jumadal Al-Aula Waning (OLD) Crescent ?
- Jumadal Al-Aula Waning (OLD) Crescent Observation Results
When to Observe Jumadal Al-Aakherah Waxing (NEW) Crescent ?
The geocentric conjunction (Geocentric New Moon) will occur Inshalla on (Wedensday 09 March 2016) at 01:54 UT.
Sighting the new crescent on (Wedensday 09 March 2016) and (Thursday 10 March 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 Thursday 10 March 2016 and in the Western Region will be on Thursday 10 March 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.
Jumadal Al-Aakherah Waxing (NEW) Crescent Observation Results
Wed 09 March 2016
Germany
1 . Time of observation: After sunset.Photographed: ICOP member Eng. Martin Elsaesser from Munich City in Bavaria State mentioned that the sky was clear, the atmospheric condition was very hazy, the crescent was not sought by naked eye, the crescent was not seen by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was seen by CCD Imaging
Eng. Martin Elsaesser said: "Low clouds and haze remained throughout the morning and only started to disappear around noon. Blue skies were visible in the afternoon but still a lot of haze remained. The crescent could be easily imaged around sunset at 8° elongation some 15 hours after conjunction. I also tried to see it visually with good 12x50 binoculars but the conditions were not good enough and the tools probably to puny. With still a lot of snow in the mountains i could not easily reach better sky conditions."
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 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. AR Sugeng Riyadi said: "The daytime crescent was not sighted from Assalaam Observatory, PPMI Assalaam, Kartasura Sukoharjo Central Java on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. As we know today is the best astronomical event in Indonesia, Total Solar Eclipse on Wednesday, 9 March 2106. Subhaanallaah wal hamdulillaah wa Laa ilaaha illa Allaah wa Allaah Akbar."
Iran
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Hossein Janghorbani from Shahreza City in Isfahan 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 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 Jumadal Thani Crescent Observation Report Astronomy and Geophysics Center of Shahreza – The Crescent Association of Shahreza Report by: Hossein Janghorbani (Najmosepehr-Sadrolmonajemin) – Manager of Shahreza Crescent Association and Red Crescent’s Astronomy and Geophysics Center Date: Wedensday, 3/9/2016 Location: Damzad foothills in the East of Shahreza (latitude: 32 00 N, longitude: 51 52 E, elevation: 1825m from sea level, time zone: +3.5 GMT) Equipments: two set of 15*70 binoculars , two set of 20*90 binoculars , one compass. Atmospheric condition:Hazy and Partly cloudy in western horizon. Horizon obstacles: about 2° Apparent sunset: 17:59 Results: Moon crescent was not seen. Observers : 1.Bakhtiar Ghafary 2.Somayeh Mahmoodi 3.Reza Moslehi 4.Mahnaz Arami 5.Misagh Alinezhad 6.Mohadeseh Alinezhad 7.Ehsan Alinezhad 8.Naeemehsadat Saniee 9.Fatemeh Hadad 10.Zahra Fallahi 11.Soheyla Eslami 12.Shiva Ansaripoor 13.Ziba Hafar 14.Roya Ghermezi 15.Zinat Ghermezi 16.Mahsa Khajeh 17.Fatemeh Tavakoli 18.Zahra Farrokhpoor 19.Leyla Masoudi 20.Zohreh Karimpoor 21.Narges Shahnazari 22.Azam Erfan 23.Ekram Parakandeh 24.Mohammad Javad Nikeghbal 25.Mahdi Ghasemi 26.Sajjad Farhangfar 27.Reza Janghorbani 28.Ali Janghorbani 29.Hossein Janghorbani "
Netherlands
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Saleh Ben Abdassalaam from Rotterdam City in Zuid-Holland 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
Mr. Saleh Ben Abdassalaam said: "Assalamu 'alaykoum, I tried to sight the moon from the city of Rotterdam, without any succes. The western horizon was partly cloudy and hazy. We will follow the negative sighting report of the Moroccan Ministery of Awqaf and will start Jumada al-Akhira from Friday, March 11th 2016 In Schaa Allah. Wassalaam, Saleh"
Saudi Arabia
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Saleh Al-Saab from بريدة City in القصيم State mentioned that the sky was clear, 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 sought by CCD Imaging
2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Turki Alamri from HARAT-ALSHIBA City in RABIG State mentioned that the sky was clear, 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 seen by CCD Imaging
Mr. Turki Alamri said: "The crescent is in range and could be seen, but unfortunatly too much haze and dust, blue sky turned yellow with AOD value 0.8 for 625 nm"
United Kingdom
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Eng. Qamar Uddin from York City in North Yorkshire 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
Eng. Qamar Uddin said: "Most of the UK was totally cloudy today (9/3/2016), so the moon was not seen anywhere. Negative report from Moroco as well. Most of our UK hilal reports can be seen from www.icouk.net"
United States
1 . 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 6:07 pm EST (sunset: 6:23 pm). Using a pair of binoculars (7X50), I started scanning the partly cloudy western horizon. Soon, a friend joined me (he was using a pair of 10x50 binoculars). Our first binocular sighting was at 6:38 pm. It took us two more minutes to see a very thin crescent with naked eyes. The horns were at about 3:30 and 6:30 O'clock (3:30;5:00;6:30). Later, another friend joined us; he too was able to sight the moon through the10x50 pair of binoculars and with naked eyes. At 7:05 pm the moon disappeared behind clouds, about 2 degrees above the horizon (moonset: 7:22 pm). "
Thu 10 March 2016
Australia
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Taymour Nabulsi from Brisbane City in Queensland State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, 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
France
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Farid Fofana from Toulon City in Var 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 seen by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Hungary
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Dr. M. Al-Majari from Tatabanya City in Komarom-Esztergom 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
Indonesia
1 . 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 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
Mr. AR Sugeng Riyadi said: "The new crescent of Jumadal Akhirah 1437 AH was not sighted fro Assalaam Observatory, PPMI Assalaam Pabelan Kartasura Sukoharjo Central Java Indonesia. The sky was totally cloudy."
Morocco
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Dr. Hassan Talibi from بنسليمان City in بنسليمان State mentioned that the sky was clear, the atmospheric condition was superb, 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
Nigeria
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Yunusa Yakubu from Bauchi City in Bauchi State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, 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
Mr. Yunusa Yakubu said: "The Crescent was conspicuously visible to all and sundry. The Sultanate Council Sokoto has declared tomorow Friday 11/03/2016 as 1st day of Jumadal Thani 1437AH."
Sri Lanka
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Abdul Rahman Razeen from Jaffna City in Northjern province 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
Mr. Abdul Rahman Razeen said: "Today 10-3-2016AD=29-5-1437AH is the sighting day for the month of Jumadassaniyah. I was in Jaffna and the crescent was sighted by me and in kinniya,Weligama,Galle. I sighted just immediately after Sunset which was 6:22pm. The altitude was 16degrees and the horns was 4 to 9 o'clock. Hence it was decided to end the proceeding month 29day's and to start the month of Jumadassaniyah on 11-3-2016 by the president C.G.M.H.C. M.Riyadh (Baari) along with A.C.J.U.and M.R.C.A."
The OFFICIAL First Day in Different Countries
Thu 10 March 2016
1 . France
2 . Indonesia
Fri 11 March 2016
1 . Australia
2 . Morocco
3 . Netherlands
4 . Nigeria
5 . United Kingdom
When to Observe Jumadal Al-Aula Waning (OLD) Crescent ?
The geocentric conjunction (Geocentric New Moon) will occur Inshalla on (Wedensday 09 March 2016) at 01:54 UT.
Sighting the OLD crescent on (Wedensday 09 March 2016) and (Tuesday 8 March 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.
Jumadal Al-Aula Waning (OLD) Crescent Observation Results
Tue 08 March 2016
Indonesia
1 . Time of observation: After sunrise. 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 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: Before sunrise. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. AR Sugeng Riyadi from Surakarta City in Central Java 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
Wed 09 March 2016
Indonesia
1 . Time of observation: Before sunrise. 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 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: After sunrise. 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 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
Mr. AR Sugeng Riyadi said: "We are all members of CASA (Club Astronomi Santri Assalaam) the islamic modern boarding school ASSALAAM and hundreds of moslem from Solo Raya in celebrating of Partial Solar Eclipse. The crescent solar was easy seen by all observers :-)"
