May 28, 2006 (Sunday):
May 27, 2006 (Saturday):
Hussain Khushaish (MCW member) from Kuwait: Not Seen
on Sa,turday 27 may 2006 I could not sight the crescent even with 20*60 binocular.
Bankih Kacem, (MCW member) from Beni Isguen, Ghardaïa, Algeria: Not Seen
I, Banouh, Omar and Bachir was tried to observe the Djumada I 1427 crescent but it was not seen. From Merkich station the western horizon was hazy. Mercury was seen from 20:10 to 20:15.
Javad Torabinejad (MCW member) from Blacksburg, Virginia: Seen
This evening my daughter and I sighted the moon in Blacksburg, VA. We arrived at the sighting location
after sunset when I started scanning the western horizon using a pair of 7x%0 binoculars. The binocular sighting was at 8:58 (sunset 8:32), followed by the
naked eye sighting. The crescent was very thin and the horns were on 4:30 and 7:00 o'clock.
AbdurRahmaan Abu Abdullaah (MCW member) from Okaloosa Island, Florida: Seen
Okaloosa Island, Florida: Seen Around 20:12 CDT, on Saturday, 27 May 2006, I was finally able to spot the very thin
Hilaal of Jumaadaa-l-oola 1427 using some small 8x binoculars. Due to increasing cloud cover in the west which began just prior to sunset (19:41 CDT), the
Hilaal was only intermittently visible. Sighting under these conditions was possible only with binoculars, not with the naked eye. Therefore, the first day of Jumaada-al-oola 1427 will be Sunday, 28 May 2006 for us in this part of Florida. See photo.
Gary Peterson (MCW member) from Tempe, Arizona: Seen
I was able to see the new moon with binoculars at 7:52 PM MST on May 27 and with the naked eye ten minutes later from Tempe, AZ. The horns were 3:30 to 8:00.
Paul Burnham (MCW member) from Chino Valley, Arizona: Seen
I am pleased to report that the crescent moon was sighted from Chino Valley, AZ this evening of May 27. Initial sighting was with binoculars at 7:48 PM MST. Visual sighting followed at 8:05 PM although it wasn't until 8:15 that I could reliably relocate it visually without reference to the binocular's alignment. This was an extremely thin crescent, extending from the 4 o'clock to the 7 o'clock position. It appeared to be interrupted at about the 5 O'clock, probably due so some lunar surface feature.
Hadi Jaafar (MCW member), Ph.D. from Fort Collins, Colorado: Seen
I almost gave up before it was 9:17 P.M. when I first saw the crescent in the cloudy northwestern Horizon of Fort Collins, first by binoculars and then by naked eye. Attached is a photo I took at 9:20 P.M. You might want to increase the brightness a little bit.
Mary Singer (MCW member) from Spokane, Washington State: Not Seen
On Saturday, May 27, 2006 the lunar crescent was NOT seen from Spokane, Washington. Western horizon mostly cloudy.
May 28, 2006 (Sunday):
Dr. Shabbir Ahmed, (MCW member) Imam of Rooty Hill Mosque, Sydney, Australia: Not Seen
The Hilaal of Jamaadiyul Oulaa 1427 has not been sighted on Sunday 28.5.2006 anywhere in Australia, therefore moon-sighting committee of Australia and Majlis ul Ulamaa of Australia have declared that the month of Jamaadiyul Oulaa will start from Tuesday 30, May 2006.
Hussain Khushaish (MCW member) from Kuwait: Seen
In Kuwait on Sunday 28 May 2006 I sighted the crescent first with binocular at 18:37 then I saw it with naked eyes at 18:40 which was our local sunset time, till 19:57 which was 19 minutes before our moonset at 20:16 & with binocular till 20:00 due to haze in the last 2~3 degrees above the horizon. Mercury was only seen with binocular under the crescent as expected .
Hamza Rijal, (MCW member), Island of Zanzibar, Africa: Seen
I am please to say The Hilal was sighted in tiny island of Zanzibar on sunday 28 May, 2006. Somehow there is a sort of awarness in my island
people are concentrating much to observe the crescent.
Yusuf M.Lambat
We also sighted the hilaal last night, on May 28.
Salaamse My friend I am please to say The Hilal was sighted in tiny island of Zanzibar on sunday 28 May, 2006. Somehow there is a sort of awarness in my island
people are concentrating
Muhammed Yasin Qamardeen (MCW member) from Iyana Ipaja, Lagos State, Nigeria: Not Seen
I could not sight the new Hilal on May 28, Sunday due to cloudy sky and according to the information from Damaturu in Yobe state, rain just stop at Magrib time and render the sky cloudy. And also Ilorin report indicate negative sighting of the crescent due to cloud sky at the time of Sunset.
Also, Muhammed Yasin Qamardeen (MCW) reported that a brother from Ilorin kwara state, Lagos, Nigeria: Seen
However on 28 May, One of our brother (Amir LajinatulHilal, Ilorin kwara state) was blessed with the sight of new crescent this evening of Sunday 29th Rabiul thanni 1427.
Rashid Motala (MCW member) from Durban, South Africa: Seen
The moon was sighted this evening on May 28, in South Africa. This was an easy sighting in areas where the sky was not overcast.
Dr Abdurrazak Ebrahim (MCW member) from Cape Town, S. Africa: Seen
The Jamadal Ula Hilaal was sighted in Cape Town this Sunday evening, 28 May 2006. The thin crescent was first sighted by binoculars (10x50) at local time 17h48 and by naked-eye at 18h02. Local sunset was 17:46. The official first day of Jamadal Ula 1427 AH in South Africa will correspond to Monday, 29 May 2006.05.28.
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