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Dr. Shabbir Ahmed, (MCW member) Imam of Rooty Hill Mosque, Sydney, Australia: Not Seen
The Hilaal of Dhul Qa'adah has not been sighted on Tuesday 21st November, 2006 anywhere in Australia, therefore moon-sighting committee of Australia and Majlis ul Ulamaa of Australia have declared that the month of Dhul Qa'adah will start from Wednesday, 23rd November 2006.
Shahid Iqbal (MCW member) from Swabi, Pakistan: Not Seen
I was unable to see new moon on Tuesday, 21 November 2006 here in Swabi, Pakistan even with optical aid, as the moon had set one minute earlier than local sunset at 5:07 pm (12:07 UTC ). Relative azimuth was -8.2, right ascension:16.1, luminosity: 0.5%, width: 0.15 m, elongation:8.2, moon age: 13.84 hours. Due to low altitude it is impossible to be seen even in south west Pakistan.
Central Ruet-e-Hilal committee will meet on Wednesday, 22 November 2006 for deciding about Dhul-Qi'dah moon, when a briiliant moon, Insha Allah, will be easily visible right at sunset, about 9 fingers left of sun (compass:~227 deg) and more than 3 fingers (6~9 deg) above horizon in Pakistan. First of Dhul-Qi'dah in Pakistan , therefore, falls on Thursday, 23 November 2006 .
Hussain Khushaish (MCW member) from Kuwait: Not Seen
In Kuwait on Tuesday 21 Nov 2006 I did not see the crescent. Actually the
sun disappeared behind cloud 6 minutes before our local sunset and our moon
lag was also 6 minutes. Also I could not sight the crescent yesterday
morning on monday 20 Nov 2006 although the eastern horizon was clear to the
last 3 degrees above horizon and the moon lag was 34 minutes. Mars was not
seen also.
Hamza Rijaal, (MCW member), from Island of Zanzibar, Africa: Not Seen
On Tuesday 21 November 2006, I could not sight the crescent; it was cloudy. We complete 30 days of Shawal and Friday 24 November shall be the first of Dhul-Qi'dah
Ahmed Mohamed, (MCW member) from Windhoek, Namibia: Not Seen
No moon was sighted in Namibia. In Windhoek is was however, also a little overcast at sunset.
Rashid Motala (MCW member) from Durban, South Africa: Seen
The Hilaal was sighted from Signal Hill Cape Town this evening - several witnesses.
Dr Abdurrazak Ebrahim (MCW member) from Cape Town, S. Africa: Seen
The Dhul Qada Hilaal was seen by naked eye from the sighting stations of Signal Hill and Stellenbosch this Tuesday evening, 21 November 2006 and the end of the 29th day of Shawwaal. The official first day of Dhul Qada in Southern Africa will correspond to Wednesday, 22 November 2006.
Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti (MCW member) from Oxford, UK: Not Seen
Negative sighting. Four of us attempted the sighting at the end of the 29th day of Shawwal (Tuesday, 21 November 2006) at the usual site. Thehorizon is clear but there is no sighting. We received the report from Fez, Morocco of negative sightings there also despite clear skies. and the authority there declared that the month of Shawwal is to complete its 30 days. This news and the expectation that there will be positive sightings east to our longitute on Wednesday are sufficient for us to complete this
month like Morocco and establish the new month [thubut al-hilal] of Dhul-Qa'da in the UK to be on the day after tomorrow, Thursday, the 23rd of November.
Paul Burnham (MCW member) from Chino Valley, Arizona: Not Seen
The crescent was not sighted from Chino Valley, AZ, this evening of November 21. Binocular sweeps were conducted from apparent sunset of 1714 MST to 1743 MST which was beyond the predicted moonset time. The planet Venus was evident in binoculars from 1719 until it set behind a mesa at 1734. There was some light haze but the astronomical factors were the real cause of this non sighting.
Jim Stamm (MCW member) from Tucson, Arizona: Seen
New Moon Crescent Observation Report
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November 21, 2006
Location = Tucson, Arizona (USA)
Longitude = 111° 06’ W
Latitude = 32° 13’ N
Elevation = 961 meters
Time Zone = -7.0 hours
Surface conditions at time of first sighting at
Tucson International Airport (805 m):
Temperature = 26 degrees Celcius
Relative Humidity = 16 percent
Atmospheric Pressure = 1017 mb
Topocentric and local time values from “Accurate Times”:
Sunset (at sea level) = 17:26
Moonset (at sea level) = 17:50
Time from new moon at 17:37 = 25 hr. 09 min.
Moon lag time = 25 minutes
Relative Altitude = 4.49 degrees
Elongation from sun = 13.34 degrees
Crescent width = 25 arcseconds
Illumination = 1.36 percent
Crescent first observed through 8” SC telescope:
Time = 17:30
Altitude = 01.8 degrees
Final observation with telescope:
Time = 17:37
Altitude = 00.6 degrees
The image was too tenuous to measure the arc length precisely, but it
was about 60 degrees.
Observer(s): Jim Stamm
John Polacheck
E-mail Address: JimStamm@Comcast.net
Nasseam Elkarra from San Francisco, CA: Not Seen
I went with another brother to Twin Peaks in San Francisco, CA. We looked in the SW sky
after sunset but it was too cloudy and foggy to see anything.
K.A.M.Azizul (MCW member) Huq from Dhaka, Bangladesh: Seen
For Visibility Report on Crescent Moon of Zilquad, 1427, I like to inform you that on 21st and 22nd moon was not visible due darkness at Horizon. I tried to locate by observing the new Crescent Moon from 5:20pm to 5:55pm on both the days. But I could not trace the moon as Horizon was more dark. Govt. Observation Committee confirmed that Moon was seen today (22nd Nov. 06) somewhere in Bangladesh.
Shahid Iqbal (MCW member) from Swabi, Pakistan: Seen
Dhul-Qa'dah was easily seen with the naked eye here in Swabi, Pakistan at my sighting location, 72 deg 17 min East of Greenwich, 34 deg 13 min North of the equater and 1033 feet above mean sea level, at local sunset on 5:07 pm (12:07 UTC) on Wednesday, 22 November 2006. Initial sighting had the moon's upper and lower limbs at about 1 and 7 O'clock respectively and moon was about 9 fingers south of sunset point and nearly 3 fingers above the horizon. Central Ruet-e-hilal Committee has announced Thursday, 23 2006 as the official first day of Dhul-Qa'dah 1427 Hijri in Pakistan.
Hussain Khushaish (MCW member) from Kuwait: Seen
In Kuwait on wednesday 22 Nov 2006, the sky was very clear except from low cloud above western horizon and little pollution from doha power station and haze at the last 3 degrees above the horizon. I sighted the crescent in the following order:
Moon first seen with binocular at 16:39. Sun disc disappeared at 16:46 (5 minutes before our local sunset at 16:51). Moon seen directly with naked eyes below that cloud at 17:23. Last seen with naked eyes behind a horizon touching cloud at 17:28. Last seen with binocular at 17:29 (that's 18 minutes before moonset time of 17:47.
Muhammad Hafiz (MCW member) from Okland Park, Florida: Seen
I tried to observe the Hilaal after sunset on Tuesday, 21st November, 2006 in Broward, Florida, USA. The Hilaal was not seen. The Hilaal was seen after sunset on Wednesday, 22nd November, 2006 in Okland Park, Florida, USA, at 5:45 PM.
Javad Torabinejad (MCW member) from Blacksburg, VA: Not Seen
Due to the cloudy sky in Blacksburg, VA, no moonsighting was attempted this evening (Wednesday, November 22).
Aleem Uddin (MCW member) from Toronto, Canada: Seen
I sighted Crescent from Toronto on Nov 22 2006 at 4:55 pm
Mohamed Lotfy (MCW member) from Aurora, Colorado: Seen
The Hilal was visible this evening at Denver and Aurora Colorado. It was visible with the naked eye from 4:45 pm till about 5:20 pm Mountain Standard time. I am attaching two pictures from Aurora, CO; one of them is a little bit shaky.
Paul Burnham (MCW member) from Chino Valley, Arizona: Seen
I am pleased to report that the new crescent moon was seen from Chino Valley, AZ this evening of November 22. Initial sighting was with binoculars at 1717 MST followed immediately by visual sighting once the crescent came clear of a thin cloud strand.It was then followed continuously with binoculars and intermittently visually until 1745 MST. The visual arc extended from the 2 to 6 O'clock positions and was very thick for a first sighting evening.
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