Moonsighting for Ramadan 1425

Zeshaun Alvi from Korea reported: Not Seen
I watched for the new moon for the beginning of Ramadan on Oct 14 from the mosque in Itaewon, Korea. The sky was mostly clear but there was no moon. Will try again on October 15, but regardless Saturday will be first day of Ramadan in Korea.

Hussain Khushaish (hussain_khushaish@hotmail.com) from Kuwait reported: Not Seen
In Kuwait on Thursday 14 oct 2004 I could not sight the crescent even 20*60 binocular. The western horizon was hazy the last 2 degrees above horizon such that the sun disappeared 6 minutes before its local sunset time.

Bankih Kacem, (ICOP & Moonsighting.com member) from Beni Isguen, State Ghardaïa, Algeria reported: Not Seen
There were 16 persents who tried but the Crescent was not seen from Merkich station.

Rashid Motala (rashid@iafrica.com) from Signal Hills, South Africa reported: Not Seen
The crescent moon for Ramadaan was not sighted this evening (Thursday). Saturday will be the 1st Ramadaan in South Africa.

Alphecca Muttardy (AMUTTARDY@imf.org) from Accra, Ghana reported: Not Seen
The horizon in the direction of sunset (at 5:50 pm in Accra) was occasionally obscured by clouds. Today, October 14, for one half hour after sunset, no new crescent moon was seen with the naked eye on either side of the set sun.

Dr. Shirin Haque from Port of Spain, Trinidad reported: Not Seen
I was there with special preperation and with telescope in place at the University of West Indies tonight October 14 - band of clouds and haze - could see nothing.

Javad Torabinejad (javad@cc.usu.edu) from Blacksburg, VA reported: Not Seen
The sky over Blacksburg, VA was cloudy this evening (Thursday, 14th of October) and thus no chance of sighting the crescent moon.

Muhammad Hafiz (mhafiz11@yahoo.com) from Miami, Florida reporetd: Not Seen
I tried to oberve the Hilaal on Thursday, 14th October, 2004 in Miami, Florida USA after sunset. The Hilaal could not be seen.

Paul Burnham (DrifterI@aol.com) from Chino Valley, Arizona reported: Not Seen
The new moon was not observed from Chino Valley, AZ on the evening of Oct 14, despite very good seeing conditions. Scanning was conducted with binoculars from local sunset until five minutes past the calculated moonset time. (I guess your prediction was right)

Dr. A. Raza Khan from Albany, Oregon reported: Not Seen
Despite amazing clear sky in Albany, Oregon, the hillal was not sighted in the evening today (October 14th, 2004) either by naked eye or with the help of a small binoculars.

Gulamabbas A. Khakoo (ICOP & Moonsighting.com member) from Buena Park, CA reported: Not Seen
Unable to sight the crescent this Thursday evening of Oct. 14th, 2004 here in Buena Park, (25 miles south of Los Angeles). Sky was very clear.

Abdul Sattar Ridhan (asr@ihot.com) from San Jose reported: Not Seen
No Moon has been seen here in San Jose Ca Today Oct 14, from 6:35-6:52 PM. Weather was OK where sun was going down there were few small clouds, but now 6:56 PM getting little bit more cloudy.

October 15, 2004 (Friday):

Dr. Shabbir Ahmed, Imam of Rooty Hill Mosque, Sydney (shabbir@muoa.org) reported: Seen
The Hilaal has not been sighted on 14th October 2004 because age of moon was 5 hours and 20 minutes and the difference between sunset and moonset was only 8 minutes. But Alhamdulillah, the moon was sighted in Sydney on Friday 15th October 2004.

Mahadi Tahir (zulfadlimahadi@brunet.bn) from Darussalam, Brunei reported: Seen
Survey Department captured a photo of moon with Meade LX-200 and Panasonic CCTV on the evening of 15 October 2004. The image was captured at 18:16 hrs. In Brunei, 1st day of Ramadan officially announce on 16 October 2004.

Mohd Fairuz (slimdome@yahoo.com) from johor Malaysia reported: Seen
I and my friends (13 people) went to Pontian Kechil on Friday (15/10/2004) and we saw Ramadhan hilal at 1906hrs, 11 minutes after sunset(1856hrs) until 1942hrs. 12 people reported seen at Kampung Melayu. We start fasting on Saturday 16/10/2004. Our goverment started fasting on Friday. By our ru'yah, 29 Sha'ban was on 15/10/2004.

Alee Damsamut (alee_ky@muslimthai.com) from Phuket, Thailand reported: Seen
The cresent moon was sighted this evening, Oct 15. I could see it after sunset after 10 mimutes.

Naim Tarique (naim@ntvbd.com) from Dacca, Bangladesh reported: Seen
The new moon of Ramadan has been seen in Bangladesh today, 15th October, Friday.

Shahid Qureshi (shahidq@yahoo.com) from Karachi, Pakistan reported: Seen
At our observatory we tracked the Moon on the evening of Friday 15th October just 5 minutes before the sunset, with a binocular as the power supply to the oservatory was disconnected. The Crescent was visible to naked eye 10 minutes after sunset.

Dr. Reza Pazhouhesh (Moonsighting.com member) from Physics Dept, Birjand Univ, Birjand, Iran reported: Seen
On Oct 15, although equipped with two camera and one telescope (4.5 inch) we were prepared and also we had a very good weather condition. Fortunately, we saw the new crescet with neked eye very well.

Samy Khadem-Al-Charieh (Moonsighting.com member) from Berlin, Germany reported: Not Seen
Today, Oct 15, the sky is covered with clouds and it's raining. So there is no sighting possible here.

Abdullah Mustafa from Southern Hungary reported: Not Seen
I tried to see Hilaal in Southern Hungary by naked eyes both Thursday and Friday evening, but without success. On Thursday it was completely cloudy. On Friday the western horizon was hazy a little bit. Hilaal has not been seen by naked eyes neither on Thursday nor on Friday.

Modoris Ali (modoris.ali@talk21.com) from West Midlands, near Birmigham, UK reported: Not Seen
I have tried to do observation on the crescent on Thursday 14 October 2004 and the crescent was not visible in the UK (England).The age of the moon was about 16 hours on 14 October 2004. I have made another attempt to sight the crescent on Friday 15 October 2004 in the UK (England) and it was not even sighted.The age of the moon is about 40 hours on 15 October 2004.

Bankih Kacem, (ICOP & Moonsighting.com member) from Beni Isguen, State Ghardaïa, Algeria reported: Seen
The Ramadan 1425 crescent was seen from Merkich station by binoculars and naked-eyes. 16 persents was presents in the station.

Farid Ahmed Degia (farid_degia@yahoo.co.uk) from Barbados reported: Seen
The moon has been sighted from off our shores here in Barbados on Oct 15.. First sighting being approx. 5:41 pm which is about 1 min before maghrib Adhan. It was about 35-40 degrees high off the South West horizon and could be seen very clearly although there was a slight haze which we normally get this year in this part of the caribbean because of Sahara dust in the atmosphere reaching this area .

Based on this Observation I would venture to say I could see why we were unable to see the moon on Thursday seeing how thin the moon was and the earliest time we were able to see it and the direction we had to look in would have certainly been a factor meaning we had to look towards the south west and then also the elevation would have also cause some difficulty beause it would have been to close to the horizon as expected.

Sultan Hafiz, Imam of Rose Hall Town Masjid and Islamic Center in Guyana reported: Seen
The Hilaal was observed by him and several Muslims after sunset at 6:05 pm (Guyana time) on Friday, 15th October, 2004. Ramadan fasting will begin throughout Guyana on Saturday, 16th October, 2004.

Muhammad Hafiz (ICOP & Moonsighting.com member) from Opa Locka, Florida reporetd: Seen
Alhamdulillah, I was able to observe the Hilaal after sunset at 7:10 pm on Friday, 15th October, 2004 in Opa-Locka, Florida USA. The Hilaal appeared in a 1 to 3 to 7 o'clock position.

Ruth Jeffery (Moonsighting.com member) from Houston TX reported: Seen
The new moon sliver was sighted in Houston, TX, on Oct. 15, at 6:52 p.m. by one witness.

Paul Burnham (DrifterI@aol.com) from Chino Valley, Arizona reported: Seen
The new moon was observed from Chino Valley, AZ. Initial detection was with binoculars at 1753 MST followed immediately by visual sighting over the binoculars. Visual observation continued for approximately 20 minutes. Some cirrus clouds may have delayed initial sighting as they produced several false curlicues which demanded further study.

Abdul Sattar Ridhan (asr@ihot.com) from San Jose reported: Seen
I saw Ramdan Crescent here in San Jose, California Today, Oct 15, 6:45 PM with My son Sameer. Of course now it is very clear, but today despite 46 hours old, it was possible to see 10 Minutes After sunset.

Gulamabbas A. Khakoo (ICOP & Moonsighting.com member) from Buena Park, CA reported: Seen
Sighted the crescent for the Holy month of Ramadhan this evening of Friday, October 15th, 2004 here in Buena Park, (SW of Los Angeles) California. Local time 6:35pm. The sighting was easy. The top horn was just little after 12:00 o'clock and bottom horn was at 7:00 o'clock.

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