وقال عضو المشروع السيد جيم ستام "New Moon Crescent Observation Report
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Observed:   Saturday; November 22, 2014  -  17:40 (Local)

Location (WGS 84)     = Tucson, Arizona (USA)
   Longitude = 110.9523 W
   Latitude     =  32.3886 N
   Elevation    = 836 meters
   Time Zone  = -7.0 hours

Surface conditions at location:
   Temperature =  17 °C
   Humidity    =  25 %
   Pressure    =  29.95 in.

   Banded clouds covered the western horizon.

Topocentric and local time values from “Accurate Times”:
   Sunset (at sea level)     =  17:25
   Moonset (at sea level)  =  17:58
   Time from new moon at   17:40   =  13 hr. 34 min.
   Moon lag time                  =     32 min.
   Relative Altitude               =    6.3  degrees
   Elongation from sun         =   16.5  degrees
   Crescent width                  =      6  arc seconds
   Illumination                       =    0.3  percent

I was NOT able to see the crescent, even through a telescope.

We were given several minutes when the crescent was between clouds, and despite having the telescope precisely pointed, and each observer knowing his focus point, were unable to see the hilaal.

Observers:            Jim Stamm,  Chris Corbally,  Hamdy Ahmed
E-mail Address:    StammJim@gmail.com
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وقال عضو المشروع الأستاذ دكتور محمد سالم البوسعيدي "The western sky was clear, no haze, no dust. The crescent Moon was not sighted." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد قمر الدين محمد "The New Hilaal on Safar was not seen here at Lagos and report from Ilorin, Abuja and Bauchi indicate negative sighting as well" 

وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور ساني  مصطفى "The stars as an aid to sighting the moon on day 1, are not visible on the western horizon after sunset. " 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس مارتن إليسياسر "Thick fog at home forced me to drive 60km to the alps to view the young crescent. After one hour of unpleasant driving i found wonderfull clear skies at 1500m height. The very thin crescent could be seen visually with binoculars and naked eyes soon after sunset. The darker it got the easier it was to see. The clear skies made it possible to follow it all the way down to the horizon." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس قمر الدين "I was hoping to be able to sight the 25 hrs old moon from the Dammam (Saudi Arabia), which was over 1.3% illuminated and 11 degrees above horizon at sunset, but unfortunately the moon was not sighted as the western horizon was totally cloudy. However, another group of observers from Qasim area was able to see if between a gap in the clouds after locating it with a telescope.

Note that the official date of Saudi Arabia will be based on the pre-calculated Ummul Quara calendar until next Ramadan & Eids (and not on actual sightings). " 

وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور جواد تورابنيجاد "Due to a cloudy and rainy condition, it was impossible to sight the crescent in Blacksburg.


Mr. Jim Lockyer of Wildomar, CA informed me that: "I was able to observe the crescent moon this evening after all. Following a beautiful sunset the clouds thinned out to display the moon. The moon was clearly visible without the aid of binoculars".  The pictures are related to Mr. Lockyer's sighting." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد ميلاد إرشاقي "Bismillah al Rahman al Rahim

as Salamu alaykum wa rahmatulLahi wa barakatuh

On Sunday, November 23, 2014 from 6:00pm to 6:10pm I saw the new crescent moon of Safar 1436 with my children just outside my home in Richmond, Texas, USA.

I searched for the moon and spotted it without the use of any optical aids - and then took photos with my camera afterwards to document the sighting.

May Allah accept this and bestow upon us His blessings in the month of Safar.

was Salam

Milad" 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد سوجنج  رياضي "The daytime crescent was not seen from Assalaam Observatory on Sunday, Nov 23, 2014 because the sky was partly cloudy and hazy.

We were from member of "Workshop: Before & After Sunset Crescent Observation", by LP2IF RHI in collaboration with CASA-Assalaam Observatory and Bosscha Observatory, 22-23 Nov 2014." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد سوجنج  رياضي "On Sunday evening (after sunset) 23 Nov 2014 the new crescent of Safar 1436 AH was not seen from Assalaam Observatory, The Modern Boarding School of Islam ASSALAAM Sukoharjo-Surakarta Central Java Indonesia. The sky was cloudy and rainy." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد حسين  جانقربانی ""In the name of God
Safar  Crescent Observation Report
Astronomy and Geophysics Center of Shahreza – The Crescent Association of Shahreza
Report by: Hossein Janghorbani (Najm-al-Sepehr) – Manager of Shahreza Crescent Association and Red Crescent’s Astronomy and Geophysics Center
Date: Sunday, 11/23/2014
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 sets of 15*70, one compass.
Atmospheric condition: Partly cloudy in western horizon.
Horizon obstacles: about 1.5°
Apparent sunset: 16:48
Results: Moon crescent was seen by 15*70 binoculars by Ali Janghorbani at 17:07 between clouds, for the first time. Other group members observed crescent by 15*70 binoculars subsequently. Crescent observed by Tayebeh Shafiee 17:10 by naked eye. Other group members observed crescent by naked eye
Observers :
1.Sayed Farzad Alavi 2.Mohammad Javad Nikeghbal 3.Ali Janghorbani 4.Hossein Janghorbani 5.Zinat Ghermezi 6.Narjes Zare 7.Ziba Hafar 8. Razieh Aligholi 9.Tayebeh Shafiee 10.Narges Shahnazari 11.Zahra Fallahi
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وقال عضو المشروع السيد ظفار شريف "The crescent sighting for the month of Safar was confirmed at 6.39pm
Local sunset at 6.23pm." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد نولار باري "
Assalamualaikum W R W B
 
Today 29th.Muharram 1436H (23/11/14) it's a rainy evening almost every ware in Sil Lanka so we fail to sight the New Moon of Safer due to overcast. Our Hillal Committee checked with all the observers around Sri Lanka till 8pm and no positive sighting were reported. As in Colombo the Sunset was at 5:50pm and Moonset was at 6:44pm.that's 56m.after Sunset at the age of 23h.:48m. Hence The Colombo Grand Mosque Hillal Committee decidted to complete the month of Muharram with 30days.and start the month of Safer on 25th.Tuesday November 2014. "In Sha Allah" 

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وقال عضو المشروع السيد بابا عبد الله "Date of sighting effort; Sunday, 23rd November, 2014. The crescent was SEEN in this location having a 4 to 8 o'clock orientation. Time of first sighting; 18:05. The sky was quite clear with almost no clouds but very dusty. As at 18:25 the crescent could still be seen. Sighting location; Sagnerigu community, Tamale, Northern Region." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس محمد عبدالكريم "كانت الرؤية صعبة بسبب كثافة الغيوم واستطعت أن أرى الهلال لثواني معدودة عندما ظهر من بين السحب ثم عاود للإحتجاب خلفها من جديد.
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وقال عضو المشروع السيد قاسم بهالي "The hilal was noot seen because it was rainning and the western sky was totally cloudy." 

وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور ساني  مصطفى "Hisab of moon phase points to the appearance of the lunar month after sunset todau. This is because the crescent was seen on the 27th after fajr at 5.33 a.m. It csnmnot be sighted on the 28th. Therefore the month of Mugarram is 29 days according to the sunna. This makes today 1st of safar." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد يونس  يعقوب "Positive sighting was reported by Mallam Aminu with ten other from Takin Fulani village at Tafawa Balewa LGA in Bauchi Nigeria" 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد سوجنج  رياضي "My students from CASA (Club Astronomi Santri Assalaam) tried to observe the old crescent of muharram 1436 AH but the crescent was NOT SEEN because the sky was totally cloudy and bery hazy." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد بابا عبد الله "Myself and the imam of our Masjid sighted the crescent soon after Fajr in our locality of Kakasunanka. I did not check the time of sighting, but Fajr was at 4:55 am. Thus, i guess our sighting must have been somewhere between 5:15am and 5:30am." 

وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور ساني  مصطفى "I saw the moon on thursday at 4.44 a.m and today at 5.33 a/m. "