Moonsighting for Jumada-al-Oola 1426
June 6, 2005 (Monday):
No reports of sighting from anywhere.
June 7, 2005 (Tuesday):
Mohamad ibnu Maleki (MCW member) from Johore Bahru, Malaysia reported: Not Seen
Today, Tuesday, 7th June 2005, my friend named zainal 'abidin ibnu hani look where the sun set before maghrib,7.09pm until 7.39pm, at johore bahru,malaysia. There were no cresent seen, so tomorrow, 8th June 2005 will be 30th robi'uth thani 1426h. Then, 9th June 2005 will be 1st jumadil ula 1426h.
Samy Khadem-Al-Charieh (MCW member) from Kiel, Germany reported: Not Seen
I couldn't see the moon because of clouds on June 7 evening. Tried from 8:00pm till 10:30pm local time. Weather was good but clouds in the wrong direction.
Hadi Jaafar, Ph.D. (MCW member) from Beirut, Lebanon reported: Seen
At 8:20 P.M. local time here in Beirut, Lebanon, I sighted the crescent with a 7*50 pair of binoculars. The marvelous moon appeared in the fairly clear horizon of the Mediterranean Sea for a bit less than 10 minutes. I could not see it by the naked eye. At about 8:23, my brother was able to see it through the same binocular. Horns appeared between 4:30 and 7:00 clock arms. The compass of the binoculars pointed towards about 300 degress bearing.
Bankih Kacem, (MCW member) from Beni Isguen, State Ghardaïa, Algeria reported: Not Seen
The Jumada I, 1426 crescent was not seen on June 7 from Merkich station in Beni Isguen. It was hazy and partly cloudy. Eight members were present at this observation equiped by 03 binoculars (8x30, 8x40, 20x60).
Rashid Motala (MCW member) from Signal Hills, South Africa reported: Not Seen
The crescent moon for Jumad-al-Ula was not sighted this evening in SA.
Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti (MCW Member) from Oxford, UK reported: Seen with binoculars only
Sighted using optical aid only. At the end of the 29th day of of the preceeding lunar month (Tuesday, 7th June) at a new moonsighting site at the top of a mosque's minaret, a group of us could not sight the expected crescent with the naked eye. However, using a pair of binoculars, we sighted what could be a very faint crescent at 21:40. It was low on the horizon at an altitude of 6 degrees and its position was almost to the East of Venus. We waited until moonset to try and get a positive sighting with the naked eye but it was very difficult and not possible. By the time of 'Isha', there were no reports to our knowledge of any sighting from the East and we receive news instead that observers in Morocco could not sight the moon. We will therefore be completing [istikmal] 30 days for the month of Rabi' al-Akhir, and so the 1st day of Jumada al-Ula in the UK should be on Thursday the 9th of June.
Muhammad Hafiz (MCW member) from Opa Locka, Florida reporetd: Not Seen
I tried to observe the Hilaal on Tuesday, 7th June, 2005 after sunset (Opa Locka, Florida, USA). Due to rainy clouds on the horizon observation was made impossible.
Ruth Jeffery (MCW member) from Houston TX reported: Seen
Two adults sighted an extremely small new crescent at 8:45 p.m. in Houston, Texas, on June 7, 2005.
Gary Peterson (MCW member) from Tempe Arizona reported: Seen
Today, June 7, I was able to see the moon at 7:45 MST with binoculars and 7:55 with the naked eye. I used Venus as a guide. This observations was made in Tempe, Arizona rather than Mesa since I moved slightly west.
Paul Burnham (MCW member) from Chino Valley, Arizona reported: Seen
The crescent moon was observed from Chino Valley, AZ this evening, June 7th. Initial sighting with binoculars occurred at 1949 MST showing an initial arc from the 7 to 4 o'clock position. The crescent became visible to the naked eye at 2004 MST. Thereafter it was followed visually and with binoculars until it set behind my neighbor's roof at 2025 MST.
HiMY SYeD (MCW member) from Fremont, California reported: Seen
The moon was easily seen with the naked eye from Fremont California tonight. Mahgrib locally began at 8:27 pm PDT.
By 8:40 pm, I was looking for the new crescent moon. Due to the cloud cover just above the horizon I was afraid that it would not be possible to sight the moon. After five minutes of searching I spotted the tiny thin hilal with points at 3 o'clock and 7 o'clock. The crescent was very high in the sky in a north direction. It was in the clear inbetween two bands of clouds.
Mary Singer (MCW member) from Spokane, WA reported: Not Seen
June 7th, 10:30pm PDT: The new crescent was Not seen from Spokane, Washington. Very cloudy to the west, although I tried looking with binoculars until moonset, 10:18pm PDT local time.
June 8, 2005 (Wednesday):
Dr. Shabbir Ahmed, Imam of Rooty Hill Mosque, Sydney reported: Seen
The Hilaal of JAMAADIYUL OULAA was sighted in Darwin on 8th of June
2005. Therefore The hilaal committee of Australia and Mujlisul 'ulamaa of
Australia have declared that the first JAMAADIYUL OULAA will start on
Thursday 9th June, 2005.