Visibility of Jumadal Al-Aakherah Crescent 1441 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 (Friday 24 January 2020) at 21:42 UT.
Sighting the new crescent on (Friday 24 January 2020) and (Saturday 25 January 2020) 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 Sunday 26 January 2020 and in the Western Region will be on Sunday 26 January 2020. 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
Sat 25 January 2020
Australia
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Taymour Nabulsi from Melbourne City in VIC 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
Gambia
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Yusuf sajo Marega from بريكاما City in منطقة الساحل الغربي 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
Indonesia
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. AR Sugeng Riyadi from Suakarta 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 seen by binocular, the crescent was not seen by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. AR Sugeng Riyadi said: "The new crescent of Jumadal Akhirah 1441 AH was not seen by my students of CASA (Club Astronomi Santri Assalaam) on Saturday, January 25, 2020 from Assalaam Observatory, PPMI Assalaam Pabelan Kartasura Sukoharjo Central Java Indonesia. The sky was very hazy and cloudy. The 1st of Jumadal Akhirah 1441 AH in Indonesia will start on Sunday, Jan 26, 2020 according to Imkan Rukyat."
2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Ahmad Junaidi from Ponorogo City in Jawa Timur 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 seen by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
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 Al-Aakherah Crescent Observation Report The 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: Saturday, 01/25/2020 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: One set of 20*90 binoculars,Two set of 15*70 binoculars,One compass. Atmospheric condition: hazy and partly cloudy Horizon obstacles: about 2.5° Apparent Sunset: --:-- Results: Moon crescent was not seen by binocular. Observers: 1.EhsanAli Alinezhad 2.Jamal ShahAli 3.Kian ShahAli 4.Reza Janghorbani 5.Ali Janghorbani 6.Hossein Janghorbani 7.Shakiba Alipoor 8.Misagh Alinezhad 9.Masoomeh Hafar 10.Ziba Hafar 11.Elham Foroodi 12.Zahra Fallahi "
Iraq
1 . Time of observation: Before sunset . Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Hashim Almoosawi from Al Basrah City in Start Typing State mentioned that the sky was totally 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. Hashim Almoosawi said: "بسمه تعالى رصد هلال جمادى الآخرة سنة 1441 بواسطة مرصد البصرة الفلكي https://www.facebook.com/BasraAstronomicalObservatory #Basra_Astronomical_Observatory حاول المرصد رصد الهلال منذ الصباح و استمر الرصد قرب مغيب الهلال و لكن للاسف لم نوفق لالتقاط صور للهلال بسبب سوء الاحوال الجوية صباحا و بعد الظهر و بسبب الغيوم الكثيفة احيانا و المتفرقة احيانا اخرى عصراً "
Morocco
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Abdessamad Doukkane from الناظور City in الشرق 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 sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. Abdessamad Doukkane said: "توصلت جمعية المبادرة المغربية للعلوم والفكر الى العديد من الصور التي تثبت بالملموس عدم ثبوت رؤية الهلال, من الناظور وتاوريرت وطنجة وتطوان وقلعة سراغنة وصولا للعيون والداخلة بالاقاليم الجنوبية"
2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Hatim El Harrak from طنجة City in طنجة 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 seen by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. Hatim El Harrak said: "راقبنا اليوم هلال شهر جمادى الأولى وبسبب الأمطار والسحب تعذر رؤية هلال شهر جمادى الآخرة 1441 هـ مساء السبت 29 جمادى الأولى 1441 هـ موافق 25 يناير 2020م. من طنجة لسوء الأحوال الجوية"
3 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Walid Jadar from تاوريرت City in تاوريرت State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, 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 sought by CCD Imaging
4 . 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
Oman
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Prof. Mohammed Al-Bussaidi from Al-Fulaij City in Muscat 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 seen by telescope, the crescent was not seen by CCD Imaging
Prof. Mohammed Al-Bussaidi said: "Crescent Moon was not sighted due to clouds and rain in some areas."
2 . Time of observation: After sunset.Photographed: ICOP member Prof. Mohammed Al-Bussaidi from Qarn Alam City in Al Wusta 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 seen by telescope, the crescent was seen by CCD Imaging
Prof. Mohammed Al-Bussaidi said: "From another location in Al-Wusta region the crescent was sighted using telescope + camera."
Palestine
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Mahmoud Abdul-Jawad from ديربلوط City in سلفيت 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
Saudi Arabia
1 . Time of observation: Before sunset .Photographed: ICOP member Mr. Turki Alamri from السويرقيه City in المهد State mentioned that the sky was clear, the atmospheric condition was superb, 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 stat imaging 10 am LT the new crescent appeared in the field of imaging with T.elongation +05°:56′:1 i tracked it to 12 pm LT and took another image. i did not try to observe the crescent after sunset due to some urgent work. AOD at the start 0.04 AOD at last 0,08"
South Africa
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Dr. Abdurrazak Ebrahim from Cape Town City in Western Province State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, 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 sought by CCD Imaging
United Arab Emirates
1 . Time of observation: Before sunset .Photographed: ICOP member Eng. Mohammad Odeh from Hafeet Mountain City in Abu Dhabi State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was superb, 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
Eng. Mohammad Odeh said: "AOD = 0.12 then 0.15."
Sun 26 January 2020
Algeria
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Dr. Younes Rakour from باتنة City in باتنة 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
Dr. Younes Rakour said: "المعطيات الفلكية غروب الشمس : 17.57 غروب القمر: 19.29 الإضاءة : 3.0 % الإستطالة: 20° الإرتفاع: 15° تمت الرؤية الهلال على الساعة 18.05"
Ghana
1 . Time of observation: After sunset.Seen by others: ICOP member Mr. Abdul-Aziz Anyang from Accra City in Greater Accra 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. Abdul-Aziz Anyang said: "The hilal was seen by one of our group platform members in the Upper West region of Ghana about 800 kilometers away from my location at the Greater Accra region. Jumada Ula was then counted as 30 days on the evening of Sunday January 26. May Allah give us the blessing of this new month...ameen."
Indonesia
1 . Time of observation: Before sunset .Photographed: ICOP member Mr. Ahmad Junaidi from Ponorogo City in Jawa Timur 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 seen by CCD Imaging
Mr. Ahmad Junaidi said: "the crescent was detected since 07:25 local time, at 14d elongation."
Morocco
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Dr. Hassan Talibi from الرباط City in الرباط 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
2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Hatim El Harrak from طنجة City in طنجة State mentioned that the sky was clear, the atmospheric condition was superb, 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
Mr. Hatim El Harrak said: "تم رصد هلال جمادى الآخرة في مدينة طنجة مساء اليوم الأحد 30 جمادى الأولى 1441هـ الموافق لـ 26 يناير 2020 م ولله الحمد تم رؤية الهلال بالعين المجردة أول الأمر كان رقيقا وخافتا نوعا ما وبعد تقدم نزول العتمة بعض الشيء صار واضحا وجليا وتم رؤيته كذلك وتصويره بكاميرا كانون 500D بعدسة 300-m70 وعليه ففاتح جمادى الآخرة 1414 هـ عندنا في المغرب وحسب الإعلان الرسمي هو غدا الإثنين 27 يناير 2020 م "
3 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Walid Jadar from تاوريرت City in تاوريرت 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
Saudi Arabia
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Sami Al-Harbi from المدينة المنورة City in الحفيرة شمال المدينة ٢٥ كلم 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
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 not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Dr. Javad Torabinejad said: "Upon arrival at my sighting location, I saw the crescent with naked eye at 5:44 pm EST (sunset: 5:39 pm). The horns were at 2:30 and 7:00 O'clock (2:30;5:00;7:00). Unlike yesterday's cloudy sky (Image 1), the western horizon was mostly clear but hazy. Venus was also visible (Image 2). The binocular sighting of Mercury was at 6:00 pm. Although, visible at a higher camera magnification setting (Image 3; equidistance from either sides, Mercury appears as a very small dot very close to the horizon), I could not see it with the naked eye. Long before moonset, I left the area at 6:23 pm (moonset: 7:26 pm). Comparing this evening's elevation of Mercury with that of yesterday's moon, if it were not due to the cloudy condition, I could have most likely sighted the crescent yesterday at least by using a pair of binocular if not by naked eye."
The OFFICIAL First Day in Different Countries
Sun 26 January 2020
1 . Bahrain
2 . Egypt
3 . Indonesia
4 . Kuwait
5 . Oman
6 . Palestine
7 . Qatar
8 . Saudi Arabia
9 . United Arab Emirates
Mon 27 January 2020
1 . Algeria
2 . Australia
3 . Ghana
4 . Iran
5 . Morocco
6 . South Africa
When to Observe Jumadal Al-Aula Waning (OLD) Crescent ?
The geocentric conjunction (Geocentric New Moon) will occur Inshalla on (Friday 24 January 2020) at 21:42 UT.
Sighting the OLD crescent on (Friday 24 January 2020) and (Thursday 23 January 2020) 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
Thu 23 January 2020
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 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 sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. AR Sugeng Riyadi said: "The old crescent of Jumadal Ula 1441 AH was not sighted from Rowasiya Observatory, Bendo Ketitang Juwiring Klaten Central Java Imdonesia, on Thursday 23 January 2020, the sky was cloudy."
