Moonsighting for Shawwal 1425
November 12, 2004 (Friday):No authentic moon sighting was reported from anywhere in the world.
November 13, 2004 (Saturday):
Dr. Shabbir Ahmed, Imam of Rooty Hill Mosque, Sydney (shabbir@muoa.org) reported: Seen
The Hilal of Shawwal has been sighted in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, there were many people who saw the moon on 13th November 2004, Therefore Eid ul Fitr will be celebrated on Sunday 14th November, 2004.
Rashid Ismail Motala from Adelaide, Australia reported: Not Seen
Tried to see moon on evening of 13th November in Adelaide. Could not see it.
Shabbir Ahmed Karim from Quatre Bornes, Mauritius reported: Seen
We have sighted the moon here (in Port Louis) on Saturday night. I also have confirmed reports from Mombasa, Kenya from my uncle and sister in Dares salaam, Tanzania that they saw the moon there. This is in line with your calculations, alhamdulillah.
Sharief Guman
Moon (for 1 Shawwal) NOT SEEN in Amsterdam - The Netherlands on 13 November 2004.
Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti
Negative sighting. At our usual moonsighting site, our family could not sight the moon for the next month. The horizon is clear and there were no clouds. We came well before Maghrib and came prepared to have Iftar and pray Maghrib at the site and we prayed Maghrib there after the time of the setting of the moon here. Wal-hamdulillah!
Dr. Shirin Haque from Port of Spain, Trinidad reported: Seen
Moon been sighted in many places in Trinidad. Eid mubarak!
Farid Ahmed Degia from Barbados reported: Seen
Hilal was sighted from Barbados at approx: 1745 hrs/5:45pm (first sighting); it was seen by quite a number of people here as well, although we had cloudy conditions.
Javad Torabinejad from Blacksburg, VA reported: Seen
Using a pair of binoculars, I sighted the moon at 5:09 pm this evening (13th
of November) in Blacksburg, VA. My first naked eye sighting was at 5:14,
however. The horns were at 1 and 6 O'clock, respectively. The sunset is at
5:13. Eid mubarak.
Mazherullah Baig
We have sighted the crescent in Ontario, California on Nov. 13th.
Fasih Baig from San Ramon, CA reported: Seen
Today, Nov 13, I and my wife sighted the moon about 12 minutes after
maghrib, alhamdulilah it was very beautiful and it disappeared very quickly.
Gulamabbas A. Khakoo (ICOP & Moonsighting.com member) from California reported: Seen
Sighted the crescent this evening of Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004 local time 5:00pm here in the city of Pico Rivera, (20 miles SW of Los Angeles).
Abdul Sattar Ridhan (asr@ihot.com) from San Jose reported: Seen
Several of us have seen the beutiful Shawwal Crescent, today, Nov 13. My wife spoted on 5:10 PM local time, I was able to see almost 2 minutes later at 5:12 PM and My Friend Yousuf Ismail called my from another spot in the Bay Area around 5:09 PM.
Youssef Ismail (Moonsighting.com member) from San Francisco, CA reported: Seen
I am reporting a positive sighting for the Shawwal moon 1425. It was seen
by myself, a second brother and my wife at 5:04 pm PST at Windy Hill Open
Space Preserve (about 1700 feet above sea level) above the town of Woodside
which is about 40 miles south of San Francisco. While looking at it a
friend called from Pismo Beach Ca, about 175 miles south of our location on
the California Coast also witnessing it and was sending his Eid Mubarak to
those of us on Windy Hill. The moon was at approximately 215 degrees (Magnetic North) and about 4
fingers above the horizon. The moon's limbs were at 1 O'clock at the top
going down to about 6 O'clock. It was seen 6 minutes after published sunset
time. It remained visible until almost 5:40pm when it went behind a fog
bank over the ocean.