Visibility of Rabee' Al-Awwal Crescent 1440 AH
- When to Observe Rabee' Al-Awwal Waxing (NEW) Crescent ?
- Rabee' Al-Awwal Waxing (NEW) Crescent Observation Results
- The OFFICIAL First Day in Different Countries
- When to Observe Safar Waning (OLD) Crescent ?
- Safar Waning (OLD) Crescent Observation Results
When to Observe Rabee' Al-Awwal Waxing (NEW) Crescent ?
The geocentric conjunction (Geocentric New Moon) will occur Inshalla on (Wedensday 07 November 2018) at 16:02 UT.
Sighting the new crescent on (Wedensday 07 November 2018) and (Thursday 8 November 2018) 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 Friday 09 November 2018 and in the Western Region will be on Friday 09 November 2018. 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.
Rabee' Al-Awwal Waxing (NEW) Crescent Observation Results
Wed 07 November 2018
United States
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Jim Stamm from Tucson City in Arizona 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 seen by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. Jim Stamm said: " New Moon Crescent Observation Report ====================================== Observed: Wednesday; November 07, 2018 - 05:35 p.m. (Local) Location (WGS 84) = Tucson, Arizona (USA) Longitude = 110.9526 W Latitude = 32.3858 N Elevation = 840 meters Time Zone = -7.0 hours Surface conditions at location: Temperature = 74°F Dew Point = 37°F Bar. Pressure = 29.76 in.? Only the slight but ever present haze hamprered the observation. This was my best observation ever, and I think the most significant one. The geometry lined up favorably, and the weather, although it wasn't ideal, was as good as it usually gets. So I planned well, double checked my numbers, even checked my equipment and provided for back-up. To top that all off, the planet Venus preceeded the moon at nearly the same declination. Consequently, I could be positive about my location, timing and focus. Five and a half degrees elongation, a little more than 10 hours old, illumination, width, etc. Records were just waiting to be broken. The only thing that could have made this observation better would have been if I had actually seen anything. I didn't. But I learned a lot about the constraints that would be placed on future possibilities."
Thu 08 November 2018
Algeria
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Messaoud Kechida from الوادي City in ڨمـار 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
Mr. Messaoud Kechida said: "كان الهلال واضح وقد بقي بعد الغروب بحوالي 20 دقيقة لم أتمكن من أخذ صورة واضحة له لقلة الإمكانيات "
Australia
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Taymour Nabulsi from Sydney City in NSW 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
Germany
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. 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 seen by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Eng. Martin Elsaesser said: "Sky conditions were good so i had hope to be able to find the crescent. After aligning the mount on the sun and vega i could slew to the position of the moon and quickly saw it through the telescope. Soon after sunset i could also see it through 10x50 binoculars. The view got better as time went on but i found it surprisingly difficult to see the crescent with the naked eye. It was clear enough with binoculars."
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 seen by binocular, the crescent was not seen by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. AR Sugeng Riyadi said: "The Hilal of Rabiul Awal 1440 AH was NOT SIGHTED on Thursday, November 8th, 2018 by my Students of CASA (Club Astronomi Santri Assalaam) from Assalaam Observatory at The Modern Boarding School of Islam ASSALAAM, Pabelan Kartasura Sukoharjo Central Java Indonesia even by telescope because the sky was cloudy and rainy. How ever the 1st of Rabiul Awal 1440 AH in Infonesia will start on Friday Nov 9, 2018 according to MABIMS."
Iran
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. 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 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. Hossein Janghorbani said: "In the name of God Rabee' Al-Awwal 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: Thursday, 11/08/2018 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: Three set of 15*70 binoculars, One set of 7*50 binoculars, One compass. Atmospheric condition: partly cloudy Horizon obstacles: about 2° Apparent Sunset: ..:.. Results: Moon crescent was seen by 15*70 binoculars by Ali Janghorbani and Hossein Janghorbani at 17:35, for the first time. Other group members observed crescent by binoculars subsequently. Moon crescent was seen by naked eye by Reza Janghorbani at 17:36, for the first time. Other group members observed crescent by naked eye subsequently. Observers: 1.Mostafa Rahmati 2.AliReza Yasrebi 3.AmirHossein Yasrebi 4.Mohsen Barahimi 5.AmirMohammad Barahimi 6.Mojtaba Esmaeelpoor 7.Rooholah Ghermezi 8.EhsanAli Alinezhad 9.MohmmadSadra Nikeghbal 10.AbdolReza Gholami 11.Reza Janghorbani 12.Ali Janghorbani 13.Hossein Janghorbani 14.Shahnaz Soroori 15.Hakimeh Ghermezi 16.Zinat Ghermezi 17.Roya Ghermezi 18.Farzaneh Momeni 19.Monireh Momeni 20.Zahra Barahimi 21.Mohadeseh Alinezhad 22.Misagh Alinezhad 23.Zahra Fallahi "
Morocco
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Abdessamad Doukkane from الناظور City in الشرق 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
Mr. Abdessamad Doukkane said: "شاركت جمعية المبادرة المغربية للعلوم والفكر تحري الهلال مع مندوبية الاوقاف والشؤون الاسلامية بالناظور, وقد ثبتت رؤيته بالعين المجردة من صومعة المسجد الكبير بحي المطار."
2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Dr. Hassan Talibi from بنسليمان City in بنسليمان 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
Nepal
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Mohammad Aamir from Kathmandu City in Bagmati State mentioned that the sky was clear, 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. Mohammad Aamir said: "Crescent was not sighted anywhere in Kathmandu. "
Saudi Arabia
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Mooad Shaqour from سكاكا City in الجوف 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
South Africa
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Dr. Abdurrazak Ebrahim from Cape Town City in Western Cape 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
Sri Lanka
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: 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 seen by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. Nular Bary said: "Assalamu Alaikum , Rabil Awwal,1440H moon was not sighted in Sri Lanka due to cloudy weather as per Colombo Grand Mosque, Hilal comitee decided to complete 30th day of safar & Rabil Awwal 1st will be on 10th(sat) of NOV 2018 InshaAllah. message fwd by Mr.Abdul Rahman(moulavi,committee member) meanwhile till 18:45H took an opportunity to sight the moon from Jabel Hafed,Al-Ain moon was not sighted by naked eye. Nular Bary (my self update from AAN,UAE as on holiday)"
Tanzania
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Zaffar Sheriff from Daressalaam City in Tanzania 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
Mr. Zaffar Sheriff said: "Salaam Rabi Awwal. The 23hour plus crescent was seen and confirmed 17minutes after local sunset."
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: "It was totally cloudy in York today (8/11/2018), but I still went to the same place where I saw the sunset in clear sky a few days earlier (on 31/10/2018). If it was clear today, I would have had a good chance to see the moon, if it was possible to do so by the human eye."
The OFFICIAL First Day in Different Countries
Fri 09 November 2018
1 . Algeria
2 . Egypt
3 . Indonesia
4 . Iran
5 . Jordan
6 . Kuwait
7 . Morocco
8 . Oman
9 . Saudi Arabia
10 . South Africa
11 . Tunisia
12 . United Arab Emirates
13 . United Kingdom
Sat 10 November 2018
1 . Australia
2 . Nepal
3 . Sri Lanka
When to Observe Safar Waning (OLD) Crescent ?
The geocentric conjunction (Geocentric New Moon) will occur Inshalla on (Wedensday 07 November 2018) at 16:02 UT.
Sighting the OLD crescent on (Wedensday 07 November 2018) and (Tuesday 6 November 2018) 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.
Safar Waning (OLD) Crescent Observation Results
Tue 06 November 2018
Algeria
1 . Time of observation: Before sunrise. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Messaoud Kechida from الوادي City in ڨمـار 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
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 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
Saudi Arabia
1 . Time of observation: Before sunrise. Seen: ICOP member Dr. Ayyub Patel from ABHA City in Asir 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. Ayyub Patel said: "Easily seen for about 20min before sunrise. It was easy also to see Venus. Zooming in with a Nikon p900 camera revealed a crescent-shaped venus. See photos"
