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Visibility of Ramadan Crescent 1444 AH

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When to Observe Ramadan Waxing (NEW) Crescent ?


The geocentric conjunction (Geocentric New Moon) will occur Inshalla on (Tuesday 21 March 2023) at 17:23 UT.

Sighting the new crescent on (Tuesday 21 March 2023) and (Wedensday 22 March 2023) is shown in the below graphs using the program Accurate Times by Mohammad Odeh according to Odeh criterion. Where:-

Tuesday 21 March 2023


Wedensday 22 March 2023

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 23 March 2023 and in the Western Region will be on Thursday 23 March 2023. 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.




Ramadan Waxing (NEW) Crescent Observation Results




Tue 21 March 2023



Kuwait


1 . Time of observation: Before sunset . Not Seen: ICOP member Eng. Yaser Mullayousef from الصليبية City in الجهراء 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



Wed 22 March 2023



Algeria


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Hocine Chikh Aissa from سطيف City in سطيف 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



2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Messaoud Kechida from ڤمار City in وادي سوف 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 
Mr. Messaoud Kechida said: "الحمد لله  أكرمنا الله برصد الهلال "



3 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Eng. Mourad Bahamida from بئر ربعة شمال City in ورقلة 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



4 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Dr. Younes Rakour from باتنـــــــــة City in باتنــــة State mentioned that the sky was clear, 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 seen by CCD Imaging



5 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Boubakur salem Menaceri from عجاجة City in ورقلة 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. Boubakur salem Menaceri said: "الحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله أما بعد فتوفيقا من الله عز وجل تمت رؤية هلال شهر رمضان المبارك لهذه السنة 1444 في مساء يوم 22 مارس 2023 من الجزائر ولاية ورقلة وحالة الجو كان غائم جزئيا ولكن تمت الرؤية بالعين المجردة ،الآن ننتظر الإعلان الرسمي من طرف الدولة بأن غدا الخميس 23 مارس 2023 هو أول أيام شهر رمضان المبارك ،رمضان مبارك على جميع الأمة الإسلامية وكل عام وأنتم بألف خير."



6 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Eng. Ali Cherrad from عين فكرون City in أم البواقي 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. Ali Cherrad said: "الحمد لله الذي بنعمته تتم الصالحات .. 
عملا بسنة سيدنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم .. بتحري هلال شهر رمضان المبارك .. فقد تم بكل سهولة و بالعين المجردة رصد هلال رمضان لسنة 1444 الموافق لـ: 23 مارس 2023 .. بعد جلسة مساء الأربعاء 22 مارس 2023 دامت حوالي ساعة من الزمن تتوسطها صلاة المغرب بعد غروب الشمس تحت الأفق ..
.. حيث وفقنا الله لرؤية هلال رمضان بالعين المجردة بكل سهولة كما يظهر في  الصور الملتقطة عن طريق الكاميرا  NIKON D3100  و كذا كاميرا الهاتف .. و ذلك بعد صلاة المغرب على الساعة  19:11 .. ليغرب بعدها خلف جبل "قريون" على الساعة 19:30 ..
فاللهم أهله علينا بالأمن والإيمان، و السلامة و الإسلام، ربي وربك الله، هلال خير ورشد ..
تقبل الله منا و منكم الصيام و القيام و صالح الأعمال .. و جعلنا و إياكم من عتقائه من النار في هذا الشهر الفضيل .. الله أكبر.. الله أكبر .. الله أكبر .. لا إله إلا الله ..."



7 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Yassine Haddadi from معسكر City in معسكر 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. Yassine Haddadi said: "#رصد_هلال_شهر_رمضان_1444
رصد هلال فلكيا  في الجزائر :(مدينة معسكر)
ليلة الشك : الاربعاء 22 مارس 2023 الموافق لـ 29 شعبان 2023هـ
#الإقتران المركزي  يوم الثلاثاء 21 مارس 2023 على 18سا23د (UTC+1) .
غروب الشمس: 19سا12د 
غروب القمر : 20سا 15د
مدة المكوث بعد الغروب : 1سا تقريبا 
عمر القمر : 24سا و 49د  
و عليه :  رصد الهلال رمضان يوم الاربعاء بعد غروب الشمس، كان واضح و ممكنا رؤيته بالعين المجردة.
خلاصة : يوم الخميس 23 مارس 2023م أول أيام شهر رمضان المبارك 1444 هـ في الجزائر، في انتظار ترقب و الرصد الفلكي للهلال رمضان في مناطق أخرى  ان شاء الله عبر العالم العربي الإسلامي فـــاللَّهُمَّ أهِلَّهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالأَمْنِ والإيمَانِ، والسَّلامَةِ والإسْلاَمِ، والتَّوْفِيقِ لِمَا يُحبُّ ربُّنا ويَرْضَى.
#ياسين_حدادي #عضو_مركز_الفلكي_الدولي
#عضو_المشروع_الإسلامي_لرصد_الأهلة"



8 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Rida Rizqi from الكويف City in تبسة 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 seen by CCD Imaging 
Mr. Rida Rizqi said: "تمت رؤية الهلال بسهولة مع مكثه مدة طويلة بعد غروب الشمس وكان واضحا لكل الناس رمضان كريم"



9 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Mohammad Alhabib Janahani from قمار City in الوادي 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



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 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



Bahrain


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Eng. Ali Majeed Al Hajari from كرباباد City in العاصمة 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 seen by telescope, the crescent was seen by CCD Imaging 
Eng. Ali Majeed Al Hajari said: "كل عام وانتم بألف خير🌺🌺"



2 . Time of observation: Before sunset .Photographed: ICOP member Eng. Ali Majeed Al Hajari from عيسى City in الجنوبية 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 seen by CCD Imaging 
Eng. Ali Majeed Al Hajari said: "كل عام وانتم بألف خير 🌺🌺"



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 clear, 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



Bosnia and Herzegovina


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Samir Al-Busnavi from Sarajevo City in Bosna anHercegovina 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



Brunei Darussalam


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Hazarry Haji Ali Ahmad from Kuala Tutong City in Tutong 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 seen by telescope, the crescent was seen by CCD Imaging 
Mr. Hazarry Haji Ali Ahmad said: "Venus & Jupiter were clearly visible at sunset and were also used for telescope alignment.

The 17-hour old Ramadan new moon crescent was sighted in Brunei Darussalam at 6:50pm (or20 minutes after sunset). The holy month begins on March 24, 2023 in Brunei."



Egypt


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Eng. Khaled Abdelrahman from القاهرة City in القاهرة 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



Germany


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Samy Khadem-Al-Charieh from Munich City in Bavaria State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, 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 
Mr. Samy Khadem-Al-Charieh said: "We were a group of about 15 persons on the Olympia mountain in Munich. Unfortunately there were light cloud strips and a little haze near the western horizon. At least 5 of us could see the Crescent through the binocular, but no one could spot it with naked eye. On the attached photo the red arrow points to the Crescent and the green one shows Jupiter."



2 . Time of observation: Before sunset .Photographed: ICOP member Eng. Martin Elsaesser from Munich City in Bavaria State mentioned that the sky was clear, 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 
Eng. Martin Elsaesser said: "Weather conditions were ok today, with blue skies but high cirrus clouds. I observed the crescent with the old imaging system some 90 minutes before noon. The crescent was easily visible but i had to rotate the camera to some weird angle to make the full crescent fit into the small field of view.
I hope to be able to do some visual observation later in the afternoon and after sunset.
"



Hungary


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Dr. M. Al-Majari from Tolna City in Tolna 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



Indonesia


1 . Time of observation: After sunset.Seen by others: 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 seen by binocular, the crescent was not seen by telescope, the crescent was not seen by CCD Imaging 
Mr. AR Sugeng Riyadi said: "Bismillaah...

The new crescent of Ramadhan 1444 AH was NOT SIGHTED on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from Assalaam Observatory, Pabelan Kartasura Sukoharjo Central Java Indonesia, the west sky was covered by thick clouds. The crescent was  seen from several places in Indonesia via telescope. According to this report, on Ithbat Council by the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia declare that 1 Ramadhan 1444 AH will start on Thursday, March 23rd, 2023.

Alhamdulillaah...
"



2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. ِِِArwinjuli from Barus City City in North Sumatera 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 seen by telescope, the crescent was seen by CCD Imaging 
Mr. ِِِArwinjuli said: "Crescent Was Seen vividly and potoghraphed"



3 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. ِِِArwinjuli from Tapanuli Tengah City in North Sumatera 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 seen by telescope, the crescent was seen by CCD Imaging



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
Ramadan 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: Wedensday  , 03/22/2023
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,  One compass.
Atmospheric condition: Partly cloudy and  Hazy  
Horizon obstacles: about 2°
Apparent Sunset: 18:04
Apparent Moonset: 18:57
Results: Moon crescent was seen by 15*70 binoculars by Reza Janghorbani and Hossein Janghorbani at 18:24, for the first time.
 Other group members observed crescent by binoculars subsequently.
Moon crescent was seen by naked eye by Reza Janghorbani at 18:32 for the first time. Other group members observed crescent by naked eye subsequently.
Observers:
1.Mostafa Rahmati 2.Ehsan Ali Alinezhad 3.Mohmmad Javad Talebpoor 4.Mohammad Javad Nikeghbal 5.Mohammad Javad Shahcheraghi 6.Ali Fakhri 7.Abdol Reza Gholami 8.Milad Eslami 9.Eng.Javad Amiri 10.Meysam Salek 11.Majid Zare 12.Mostafa Shoja 13.Reza Janghorbani 14.Ali Janghorbani 15.Hossein Janghorbani 16.Zohreh Karimpoor 17.Soheyla Eslami 18.Nazanin Piroozmandan 19.Fatemeh Tavakoli 20.Narjes Zare 21.Reyhaneh Dadvand 22.Shahnaz Soroori 23.Masoomeh Hafar 24.Ziba Hafar 25.Zahra Jamali 26.Shahideh Torabi 27.Maryam Shahcheraghi 28.Misagh Alinezhad 29.be yade shadravan banoo Zahra Fallahi"
"



Iraq


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Ibrahem Abdulkareem Dives from الحسينية City in بغداد 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 
Mr. Ibrahem Abdulkareem  Dives said: "قد رؤي الهلال وبصعوبة بعد تركيز كبير
ولم يكن السبب إنارة الهلال، لكن الطقس كان عامل مؤثر
فألف مبارك بمناسبة هذا الشهر المبارك 
اعاده الله علينا وعليكم بالرحمة والمغفرة"



2 . Time of observation: After sunset.Seen by others: ICOP member Mr. Mustapha Albasri from شط العرب City in البصرة 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 seen by CCD Imaging 
Mr. Mustapha Albasri said: "تم رؤية الهلال بواسطة اخرين ثقات وتم تصويره بواسطة galaxy ultra "



3 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Eng. Ayad Al-Mamary from الموصل City in نينوى 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 seen by CCD Imaging



4 . Time of observation: After sunset.Seen by others: ICOP member Eng. Ahmed Albaidhani from بغداد الجديدة City in بغداد 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 
Eng. Ahmed  Albaidhani said: "تم رؤية هلال شهر رمضان المبارك بواسطة العين المجردة لثواني محدودة أثناء انفراجه صغيرة بين الغيوم بعدها تلاشا سريعاً خلف الغيوم التي غطت الأفق الغربي. وتم تصوير الهلال من قبل الزملاء الراصدين في مدينتي كربلاء والنجف"



Kuwait


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Mohammad aead Alobidi from الأبرق السالمي City in الجهراء 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 seen by CCD Imaging



Malaysia


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Muzamir Mazlan from Telok Kemang Observatory, Port Dickson, City in Negeri Sembilan 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 seen by telescope, the crescent was seen by CCD Imaging



Mauritania


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Dr. Elkhalil Maouloud from انواكشوط City in تفرغ زينة 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. Elkhalil Maouloud said: "تلقت اللجنة الوطنية للأهل من جميع الولايات ثبوت الرؤية من جمع غفير من المواطنين هذه الليلة"



2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Dr. Mohammadi Dahhan from نواكشوط City in عرفات 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



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



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 not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was seen by CCD Imaging 
Mr. Hatim El Harrak said: "بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم. مساء اليوم الأربعاء  29 شعبان 1444 هـ ، الموافق 22 مارس 2023 م ، رأيت هلال رمضان المبارك  من مدينة طنجة بالمملكة المغربية ، فظهر الهلال بالعين المجردة ، وتم توثيق الهلال بالصور كما في المرفقات."



3 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Eng. Zakaria Guelzim from الرباط City in الرباط 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



4 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Amine Khouya from وزان City in جهة طنجة تطوان الحسيمة 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 seen by CCD Imaging



Nigeria


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Qamarudeen Muhammad from Ilorin City in Kwara State mentioned that the sky was totally 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



2 . Time of observation: After sunset.Seen by others: ICOP member Mr. Simwal Jibril from Sokoto City in Sokoto 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. Simwal  Jibril said: "The crescent was sighted in various locations in Nigeria and His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto has declared Thursday 23rd March as the 1st Ramadan "



Oman


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Prof. Mohammed Al-Bussaidi from Al-Khoudh City in Muscat 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 seen by telescope, the crescent was seen by CCD Imaging 
Prof. Mohammed Al-Bussaidi said: "The Crescent Moon was sighted immediately after sunset. It was sighted by using the telescope with and without cc'd camera"



2 . Time of observation: After sunset.Seen by others: ICOP member Eng. Mundhir AlShibani from Muscat City in Wilayat Bosher 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 
Eng. Mundhir AlShibani said: "Crescent Visibility Result for Ramadan 1444 (29th of Shaban, Wednesday 22nd March 2023)

The observation took place in Muscat, the observation started before Sunset until Moonset @ 17:07 UTC+4. Weather was pleasant around 26dC, with relative humidity at 54%, Winds at around 1km/h. The crescent was seen by others, however I was not able to sight from my location due to the clouds at the west horizon. Planets Venus and Jupiter were visible by telescope as well by naked eyes. Perhaps I was able to see a glimpse of the Crescent light for a moment, but I will take that as a negative result as no one was near me to observe and confirm. Anyway, Ramdhan kareem "



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 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



2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Anas Hammouri from القدس City in القدس 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 sought by CCD Imaging 
Mr. Anas Hammouri said: "لم تتم رؤية هلال شهر رمضان المبارك نظراً للغيوم الكثيفة التي غطت سماء فلسطين"



Saudi Arabia


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Eng. Omar AlHaidari from جدة City in مكة المكرمة 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 seen by telescope, the crescent was seen by CCD Imaging 
Eng. Omar AlHaidari said: "تمت رؤية الهلال بسهولة بواسطة Celestron - NexStar 8SE وذلك بعد محاذاته بكوكب المشتري لقربه من الهلال بعد مغيب الشمس بعشرة دقائق، كما تمت رؤيته بالعين المجردة مع اثنين من الزملاء بعد المغيب ب 20 دقيقة."



2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Eng. Ahmed El Morsy from الظهران City in الشرقيه 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 
Eng. Ahmed El Morsy said: "AOD Value 0.545
Dust Value 242
According to Windy Application"



3 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Turki Alamri from السويرقيه City in مهد الذهب 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



Tanzania


1 . Time of observation: After sunset.Seen by others: 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



Tunisia


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Naser Barbourah from المهدية City in المهدية 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 seen by CCD Imaging 
Mr. Naser Barbourah said: "لقد تمت رؤية هلال شهر رمضان المعظم 1444 بالعين المجردة و الحمد الله 
مبارك عليكم الشهر و تقبل الله منا و منكم صالح الأعمال."



2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. AlTayyeb AlSahili from حمام الأنف City in بن عروس 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. AlTayyeb AlSahili said: "بعد صلاة المغرب بقليل كنا شخصين ورأينا الهلال بصعوبة قليلة ثم مع انخفاض ضوء النهار بدأ الهلال يظهر بسهولة ثم غاب وراء السحب المنخفظة 
وهذا الهلال هو ابن 23 ساعة ( يوما كاملا تقريبا ) بالنسبة لبلادنا ورؤيته هكذا تكون في العادة 
فما ظنكم بكبر هلال إكمال العدة الذي يجب أن يكون أكبر  
(وع العلم أن  تاريخ هذا  اليوم الأربعاء بالصحيح هو التاسع والعشرون وليس ثلاثين )"



United Arab Emirates


1 . Time of observation: Before sunset .Photographed: ICOP member Eng. Ibrahim Ghneimat from دبي City in دبي 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



2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Eng. Ibrahim Ghneimat from جبل نزوى City in دبي 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 seen by CCD Imaging



3 . Time of observation: Before sunset .Photographed: ICOP member Eng. Mohammad Odeh from Khatim City in Abu Dhabi 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 
Eng. Mohammad Odeh said: "AOD = 0.1"



4 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Eng. Mohammad Odeh from Abu Dhabi City in Abu Dhabi 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 seen by CCD Imaging



5 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Abdel Rahman Al-Bastaki from العين City in العين 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



6 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Dr. Belal Alshammaa from دبي City in دبي State mentioned that the sky was clear, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was seen by binocular, the crescent was seen by telescope, the crescent was seen by CCD Imaging 
Dr. Belal Alshammaa said: "وقد شاركني في هذا الرصد صديقي المهندس سامر الجودي (مطور تطبيق "ميقات" لحساب مواقيت الصلوات والأهلة واتجاه القبلة بالاستعانة بأجرام القبة السماوية) وقد تمكن من رؤيته بعينه المجردة؛ لكني شخصيًا لم أتمكن من رؤية الهلال بعني المجردة حيث كان الأفق الغربي ضبابيًا نوعًا ما؛ وقد رأيناه بالاستعانة بمنظار 8×42 حيث كان الهلال أسفل كوكب المشتري الذي تمكنا من رؤيته بالعين المجردة وإلى الأيسر (الجنوب) قليلًا. وقد كانت أول رؤية للهلال من خلال الكاميرة الموصولة بالمرقب 6 إنش وقت غروب الشمس تمامًا؛ والصور المرفقة إلتقطت بعد الغروب بحوالي نصف ساعة"



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 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 
Eng. Qamar Uddin said: "It was fairly sunny during the day in York today (22/3/2023), but became cloudy after sunset, so the Ramadan 1444 Hilal was not seen by us (group of 5 people). Fortunately, it was sighted in other places (Filey near Scarborough, Cambridge etc), Alhamdulillah [bit.ly/Results1444-09a]"



United States


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Haythem Hamdi from ‏لورنس Lawrence City in ‏ماساتشوستس Massachusetts 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



2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Dr. Javad Torabinejad from Blacksburg City in Virginia 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. Javad Torabinejad said: "I arrived at my first sighting location at 7:37 pm EDT (Sunset: 7:35 pm).  The sky was cloudy; thus, I was unable to see the moon."



The OFFICIAL First Day in Different Countries

Thu 23 March 2023


1 . Algeria
2 . Bahrain
3 . Brunei Darussalam
4 . Djibouti
5 . Egypt
6 . Germany
7 . Indonesia
8 . Iran
9 . Iraq
10 . Jordan
11 . Kuwait
12 . Lebanon
13 . Libya
14 . Malaysia
15 . Mauritania
16 . Morocco
17 . Niger
18 . Nigeria
19 . Oman
20 . Pakistan
21 . Palestine
22 . Qatar
23 . Saudi Arabia
24 . Somalia
25 . Sudan
26 . Syria
27 . Tanzania
28 . Tunisia
29 . Turkey
30 . United Arab Emirates
31 . United Kingdom
32 . Yemen


Fri 24 March 2023


1 . Bangladesh
2 . India

When to Observe Sha'ban Waning (OLD) Crescent ?


The geocentric conjunction (Geocentric New Moon) will occur Inshalla on (Tuesday 21 March 2023) at 17:23 UT.

Sighting the OLD crescent on (Tuesday 21 March 2023) and (Monday 20 March 2023) is shown in the below graphs using the program Accurate Times by Mohammad Odeh according to Odeh criterion. Where:-

Tuesday 21 March 2023


Monday 20 March 2023



Sha'ban Waning (OLD) Crescent Observation Results




Mon 20 March 2023



Morocco


1 . Time of observation: After sunrise.Photographed: ICOP member Mr. Hatim El Harrak from طنجة City in طنجة 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. Hatim El Harrak said: "بعدستي صباح اليوم  27 شعبان 1444 هـ  الموافق لـ 20مارس 2023 
صور لهلال آخر شهر شعبان 1444 هـ
"



2 . Time of observation: After sunrise. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Hatim El Harrak from طنجة City in طنجة 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 seen by CCD Imaging
Mr. Hatim El Harrak said: "بعدستي صباح اليوم صور لهلال آخر شهر شعبان 1444 هـ
صباح الأحد 26 شعبان 1444 هـ الموافق لـ 19 مارس 2023
وتم رؤية الهلال بالعين المجردة "



Palestine


1 . Time of observation: Before sunrise. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Mahmoud Abdul-Jawad from ديربلوط City in سلفيت 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



Saudi Arabia


1 . Time of observation: Before sunrise. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Sami Al-Harbi from المدينة المنورة City in المدينة المنورة 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



United Arab Emirates


1 . Time of observation: Before sunrise. Seen: ICOP member Dr. Belal Alshammaa from دبي City in دبي 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 seen by CCD Imaging



2 . Time of observation: Before sunrise. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Abdel Rahman Al-Bastaki from العين City in العين 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



Tue 21 March 2023



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 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 sky was totally hazy. The old crescent.of shaban 1444 AH was not sighted from Assalaam Observatory, at Pabelan Kartasura Sukoharjo Central Java Indonesia."



Palestine


1 . Time of observation: Before sunrise. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Mahmoud Abdul-Jawad from ديربلوط City in سلفيت 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



United Arab Emirates


1 . Time of observation: Before sunrise. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Abdel Rahman Al-Bastaki from العين City in العين 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 not sought by CCD Imaging



2 . Time of observation: After sunrise.Photographed: ICOP member Eng. Mohammad Odeh from Khatim City in Abu Dhabi 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



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