Visibility of Rabee' Al-Aakher Crescent 1444 AH
- When to Observe Rabee' Al-Aakher Waxing (NEW) Crescent ?
- Rabee' Al-Aakher Waxing (NEW) Crescent Observation Results
- The OFFICIAL First Day in Different Countries
- When to Observe Rabee' Al-Awwal Waning (OLD) Crescent ?
- Rabee' Al-Awwal Waning (OLD) Crescent Observation Results
When to Observe Rabee' Al-Aakher Waxing (NEW) Crescent ?
The geocentric conjunction (Geocentric New Moon) will occur Inshalla on (Tuesday 25 October 2022) at 10:49 UT.
Sighting the new crescent on (Tuesday 25 October 2022) and (Wedensday 26 October 2022) 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 27 October 2022 and in the Western Region will be on Thursday 27 October 2022. 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-Aakher Waxing (NEW) Crescent Observation Results
Tue 25 October 2022
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 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 States
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Jim Stamm from Tucson City in AZ State mentioned that the sky was clear, the atmospheric condition was superb, the crescent was not sought 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. Jim Stamm said: "New Moon Crescent Observation Report ====================================== Observed: Tuesday; October 25, 2022 at 17:57 (Local Time) Location (WGS 84): Windy Point, Mt. Lemmon , Arizona (USA) Longitude = 110.7160 W Latitude = 32.3676 N Elevation = 2003 meters Time Zone = -7.0 hours Surface conditions at Mt. Lemmon: Temperature = 65.0 °F Dew Point = 24.6 °F Barometric Pressure = 27.41 inches (sea level) Completely clear sky. One of the best that I’ve seen. Topocentric and local time values from “Accurate Times”: Sunset (at sea level) = 17:47 ..Moonset (at sea level) = 18:06 Time from new moon at 17.55 = .15 hr. 15 min. Moon lag time = . 18 min. Relative Altitude = 3.9 degrees Elongation from sun = 6.9 degrees Crescent width = 7 arc sec Illumination = 0.37 percent Crescent not observed through 8” SC F/10 telescope with 25mm eyepiece: I was not able to use any reference stars or planets (Venus too close to the sun, Arcturus too red?), so I had to off-set from the sun which is never absolutely precise. Consequently, I felt that the crescent was within the field-of-view, but could not be positive that it was centered. Only the usual false crescents showed up, and they teased me by showing up in the same place. None lasted more than two seconds, and my observing partner was never able to confirm any of them. The “teasing” lasted for 20 minutes, but the images never improved as the sky darkened. They also were not consistent with the Moon’s “change in declination” path. Observers: Jim Stamm and Brad Schaefer E-mail Address: StammJim@gmail.com"
Wed 26 October 2022
Algeria
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Rida Rizqi from الكويف City in تبسة 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
Bahrain
1 . Time of observation: After sunset.Photographed: ICOP member Eng. Ali Majeed Al Hajari from مدينة 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: "تم رصد قمر شهر ربيع الثاني قبل وبعد غروب الشمس بكاميرا CCD دون الرؤية المسلحة ولا المجردة."
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 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
2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Eng. Qamar Uddin from Dhaka City in Uttara 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
Eng. Qamar Uddin said: "I am visiting Bangladesh (from UK) and have tried to look for the Hilal from the capital, Dhaka. The western horizon was cloudy and hazy, so the moon was not seen. The start of Rabi-ul Thani 1444 in Bangladesh will be from Friday 28th October 2022, InshaAllah. Please see the official announcement from the Islamic Foundation Bangladesh on this Facebook link."
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 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: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Eng. Ahmed Esawy from طنطا City in الغربية 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
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 new crescent of Rabiul Akhir 1444 AH was not seen on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 from Assalaam Observatory, at the Assalaam Modern Boarding School of Islam, Pabelan Kartasura Sukoharjo Central Java Indonesia. The sky was totally cloudy. "
2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. ِِِArwinjuli from Medan City in North Sumatera 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 seen by CCD Imaging
Mr. ِِِArwinjuli said: "Its Cloudy in Medan, Raining in morning and cloudy until magrib. lunar crescent was not seen from Medan, Indonesia."
Iran
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Hossein Janghorbani from Shahreza City in Isfahan 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 not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. Hossein Janghorbani said: "In the name of God Rabee' Al-Aakher 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, 10/26/2022 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: hazy Horizon obstacles: about 2° Apparent Sunset: 17:08 Apparent Moonset: 17:43 Results: Moon crescent was seen by 15*70 binoculars by Reza Janghorbani and Hossein Janghorbani at 17:33, for the first time. Other group members observed crescent by binoculars subsequently. Observers: 1-Mostafa Rahmati 2.Daryush Janghorbani 3.Mohammad Javad Nikeghbal 4.Milad Eslami 5.Keyhan Jambakhsh 6.Yasin Mohammadian 7.Reza Janghorbani 8.Ali Janghorbani 9.Hossein Janghorbani 10.Shahnaz Soroori 11.Shahnaz Same 12.Parvaneh Same 13.Soheyla Eslami 14.Zohreh Karimpoor 15.Maryam Shahcheraghi 16.Masoomeh Hafar 17.Ziba Hafar 18.Nazanin Piroozmandan 19.Fatemeh Tavakoli 20.Neda Hamidia 21.Shahideh Torabi 22.Mahnaz Arami 23.Mohadeseh Alinezhad 24.Motahareh Saboori 25.Bahar Kamali 26.Zakieh Abazari 27.Be Yade Shadravan Banoo Zahra Fallahi "
Italy
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Dr. Asghar Heydari Astaraee from Milan City in Lombardy 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
Dr. Asghar Heydari Astaraee said: "The cloudy horizn did not allow to observe the crescent. "
Jordan
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Dr. Anas Sawallha from Irbid City in Irbid 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 not sought by CCD Imaging
Dr. Anas Sawallha said: "تمت الرؤية مع وجود الغيوم. حيث رصد الهلال من خلال الفرجة بين الغيوم "
Mauritania
1 . Time of observation: After sunset.Seen by others: ICOP member Dr. Elkhalil Maouloud from انواكشوط City in انواكشوط 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. Elkhalil Maouloud said: "ثبت رؤية الهلال فى جل ولايات البلد عند اللجنة الوطنية للأهلة"
Morocco
1 . Time of observation: After sunset.Seen by others: ICOP member Dr. Hassan Talibi from بنسليمان City in بنسليمان 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
Dr. Hassan Talibi said: "بالنسبة لبعض الأصدقاء الراصدين هناك من رآه وصوره."
2 . 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 not sought by naked eye, the crescent was seen by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
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 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: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Eng. Ahmed El Morsy from Alkhober City in Eastern Province 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 sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Eng. Ahmed El Morsy said: "The sighting location was on high traffic during rush hours and the Co2 concentration was very high causing high bluish gray haze."
Tunisia
1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not 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 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: After sunset. 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 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
2 . Time of observation: After sunset.Photographed: ICOP member Eng. Ibrahim Ghneimat from دبي City in نزوى 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 sought by telescope, the crescent was seen by CCD Imaging
United States
1 . Time of observation: Before 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 was at my sighting location by 6:06 pm EDT (sunset: 6:25 pm). The western horizon was partly cloudy and hazy. Using a pair of binoculars (7X50), soon I started looking for the crescent. My first binocular sighting was at 6:10 pm. Because of clouds, haze, and my eyesight, it took me another 46 minutes to positively sight the moon with naked eye at (6:56 pm). The horns were approximately at 1:30 and 6:00 O'clock (1:30;4:00;6:00). I followed the moon by naked eye and binoculars till it disappeared below clouds very close to the real horizon. At 7:09 pm, I saw its upper horn set (moonset: 7:13 pm)."
The OFFICIAL First Day in Different Countries
Wed 26 October 2022
1 . Bahrain
2 . Egypt
Thu 27 October 2022
1 . Indonesia
2 . Iran
3 . Italy
4 . Mauritania
5 . Morocco
6 . Tunisia
7 . United Arab Emirates
Fri 28 October 2022
1 . Bangladesh
When to Observe Rabee' Al-Awwal Waning (OLD) Crescent ?
The geocentric conjunction (Geocentric New Moon) will occur Inshalla on (Tuesday 25 October 2022) at 10:49 UT.
Sighting the OLD crescent on (Tuesday 25 October 2022) and (Monday 24 October 2022) 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.
Rabee' Al-Awwal Waning (OLD) Crescent Observation Results
Mon 24 October 2022
Algeria
1 . Time of observation: Before sunrise. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Rida Rizqi from الكويف City in تبسة 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
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 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 old crescent of Rabiul Awal 1444 AH was not seen on Monday, October 24, 2022 from Assalaam Observatory, at PPMI Assalaam, Pabelan Kartasura Sukoharjo Central Java Indonesia. The sky was cloudy."
Jordan
1 . Time of observation: After sunrise.Photographed: ICOP member Dr. Anas Sawallha from اربد City in اربد 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
Morocco
1 . Time of observation: Before sunrise. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Hatim El Harrak from طنجة City in طنجة 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. Hatim El Harrak said: "بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم تم بعد فجر اليوم الإثنين 27 ربيع الأول 1444 هـ الموافق لـ 24 أكتوبر 2022 رصد هلال آخر شهر بيع الأول 1444 هـ في مدينة طنجة بالمملكة المغربية وتم رؤيته بالعين المجردة وتم توثيقه بالصور المرفقة"
2 . Time of observation: Before sunrise. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Hatim El Harrak from طنجة City in طنجة 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. Hatim El Harrak said: "بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم تم بعد فجر اليوم الإثنين 27 ربيع الأول 1444 هـ الموافق لـ 24 أكتوبر 2022 رصد هلال آخر شهر بيع الأول 1444 هـ في مدينة طنجة بالمملكة المغربية وتم رؤيته بالعين المجردة وتم توثيقه بالصور المرفقة"
Palestine
1 . Time of observation: Before sunrise. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Mahmoud Abdul-Jawad from ديربلوط City in سلفيت 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
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 الإمارات 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 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: Before sunrise. Seen: ICOP member Dr. Javad Torabinejad from Blacksburg City in Virginia State mentioned that the sky was clear, the atmospheric condition was very 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: "Upon my arrival at my sighting location in Blacksburg, VA (Lat: 37° 15' 40" N, Lng: 80° 26' 56" W, and elevation: 646 meters), I sighted the waning crescent moon with naked eye at 6:55 am EDT (moonrise: 6:37 am). The crescent was thin with its horns at about 4:30 and 8:00 (4:30;6:00;8:00). The eastern horizon was clear but very hazy. As the sky was getting brighter, I could no longer see the crescent by naked eye. By the time I was leaving the site around 7:20 am, I still could see the crescent using a pair of binoculars (7X50) (sunrise: 7:39 am). "
Tue 25 October 2022
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 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
