Moonsighting for Sha'ban 1426
Sep 3, 2005 (Saturday):
Sighting was impossible and no sighting reports from anywhere!
Sep 4, 2005 (Sunday):
Dr. Shabbir Ahmed, Imam of Rooty Hill Mosque, Sydney, Australia: Not Seen
The Hilaal of Sha'baan 1426 has not been sighted on Sunday 4 Sept 2005 anywhere in Australia, therefore moon-sighting committee of Australia and Majlis ul Ulamaa of Australia have declared that the month of Sha'baan will start from Tuesday 6 Sept 2005.
Hussain Khushaish (MCW member) from Kuwait: Not Seen
In Kuwait on Sunday, 4 Sep 2005 I & a group of 12 persons could not sight the crescent even with 20*60 binocular. The sun disappeared 6 minutes before our local sunset 18:07 because of the layer of black haze of 5 to 6 degrees above the western horizon.
Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti (MCW Member) from Oxford, UK: Not Seen
At the end of the 29th day of of the preceeding lunar month (Sunday, 4th September) at the top of a mosque's minaret, a group of us could not sight the new crescent. The horizon was clear. The difference in setting times of the sun and moon over the local horizon [qaws al-makth] is 24 minutes. We prayed Maghrib and waited until moonset. By the time of Isha, there were no reports of any sighting from the East and we receive news instead that professional observers in Morocco could not sight the moon. We will therefore be completing [istikmal] 30 days for the month of Rajab, and so the 1st day of Sha'ban in the UK should begin on Tuesday the 6th of September.
Rashid Motala (MCW member) from Signal Hills, S. Africa: Not Seen
The crescent moon was not sighted this evening, September 4, in South Africa.
Ebrahim Senior (MCW member) from Cape Town, South Africa: Not Seen
The Hilaal was not sighted in South Africa after sunset on Sunday, 4 September 2005. The official first day of Shabaan will correspond to TUESDAY – 6 September 2005. My sighting locality was at the Green Point lighthouse in Cape Town. Heavy cloud cover on the horizon to a height of 20 with blue skies above. Spica, Venus and Jupiter were clearly visible after sunset. Even with binoculars, the crescent could not be sighted.
Muhammed Yasin Qamardeen (MCW member) from Lagos, Nigeria: Not Seen
On September 4, unfortunately I was unable to arrive at the Lagos before the time of observation, meanwhile When I left Abuja this morning it was cloudy and the sky remain cloudy until I reached Lagos Ibadan Express near sun set. I was informed by Dr Usman Dukku and Abu Abdul Mumin, that Auchi and Lagos Sky were cloudy at the time of suuset, so no crescent were sighted at the location. Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affair begins Sha'ban today September 4, 2005.
Javad Torabinejad (MCW member) from Christiansburg, VA: Not Seen
On Sunday, Sep 4, I tried to sight the moon in Christiansburg, VA with no success. The western sky was partly cloudy with
much haze. I arrived at my sighting location before sunset and stayed till moonset.
Burheem Bakr (MCW member) from Cleveland Ohio: Not Seen
Alhamdulillah A group of 5 went out yesterday 9/4 to sight the moon on lake erie and we were unable to see the moon. However on 9/5 everyone in a group of 5 was able to see the moon clearly.
Ruth Jeffery (MCW member) from Houston TX: Not Seen
Despite almost completely clear skies, the new moon crescent was not visible in Houston, TX, on Sept. 4. We will be looking again on the 5th.
Clay Chip Smith (MCW member) from Austin TX: Not Seen
On Saturday, September 3rd, no sighting was tried. On Sunday, September 4th, sighing tried, but it was too cloudy.
On Monday, September 5th, sighting tried, and more than 5 people saw Hilal with eye (no aids). The moon was high enough in the sky that the older folks remarked it was a second day moon.
Jim Stamm (MCW member) from Tucson, Arizona: Seen
I picked up the crescent with my C-8 (55x) at 6:39 local time (MST).
It was all but washed out by the haze. Even though I knew exactly where to look (due
to the clouds), I never saw the Moon with the naked eye, and remained watching it until it set.
Gary Peterson (MCW member) from Tempe Arizona: Seen
I was able to see the young moon tonight at 7:12 MST with binoculars from Tempe, AZ. It set 40 minutes after the sun so I checked where the sun was at 6:32 and looked to the left of that spot. I could not see it with the naked eye.
Paul Burnham (MCW member) from Chino Valley, Arizona: Seen
I am pleased to report that the crescent moon was sighted from Chino Valley, Arizona this evening of September fourth. Initial sighting was with binoculars at 1909 MST and tracking was continued with binoculars until the upper end of the crescent disappeared below the horizon just after 1925 MST. The crescent extended from the 3 to 6 o'clock position and was never visible with the naked eye.
Abdul Sattar Ridhan (MCW member) from San Jose: Seen
Alhamdo Lillah, In San Francisco Bay Area Weather is Very Crisp Clear. San Jose Islamic Center youth Group has seen the Shabban Crescent Today, Sunday Sept 4th, 2005.
Dr. Youssef Ismail (MCW member) from San Francisco, CA: Seen
Today, Sunday, Sep 4, a group of 8 adults were present for sighting the New moon of Sha'ban.
After praying Maghrib, approximately 20 minuets after sunset the moon was
sighted first by binoculars and then by eye briefly. The moon was visible
for up to 20 minutes before setting. All but three of the group saw it
either by eye or with binoculars. I photographed it and will have the image
available Tuesday evening.