Moonsighting for Rajab 1429
The Astronomical New Moon is on July 3, 2008 (Thursday) at 2:18 Universal Time or GMT (i.e., 10:18 pm EDT on July 2, and 7:17 pm PDT on July 2). It will be easily visible on July 3, in Americas (North South, and Central). It will be visible in the rest of the world on July 4.
July 3, 2008 (Thursday):
Maulana Sultan Alam (MCW member) from Karachi Pakistan reported: Not Seen Capt. Tahir Gul Hasan (MCW member) from Lahore Pakistan reported: Not Seen Hussain Khushaish (MCW member) from Kuwait reported: Not Seen Dr. Hadi Jaafar (MCW member) from Lebanon reported: Not Seen Imam Majolagbe Monsuru (MCW member) from Lagos Nigeria reported: Not Seen Ibrahima Thierno LO (MCW member) from Dakar Senegal reported: Not Seen Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti (MCW member) from Oxford UK reported: Sighting not attempted, However, ... July 4, 2008 (Friday):
Awaiting sighting reports
Tonight the conditions of the moon were very defective in Pakistan and according to the all old and new criteria of moon sighting; there was no possibility at all, of the crescent being sighted with the naked eye in Pakistan. In spite of these facts, to increase the trust of common people upon the Science of Moon-sighting and because the people become confused due to the 29th day according to the Ummul-Qura calendar, I requested many members of the moon-sighting committees of our institute "JAMIA-TUR-RASHEED" and many of my friends all over Pakistan (at least 15 Muslims scholars) to sight the moon but the moon could not be sighted, as it was expected tonight.
The Rajab 1429 crescent moon was NOT sighted at Panjgur on the evening of 3 July 2008. Location: 60 nm Northeast of Panjgur (N2737.6/ E6457.5) while flying an Airbus A-310. Sighting altitude: 10,100m AMSL. Observation Time: sunset (20:51 LT) until moonset (20:32 LT). Expected Moon Azimuth: 296 degrees. Expected Moon Altitude: < 2 degrees.
In Kuwait on Thursday 3 July 2008 I could not see the crescent even with 20*60 binocular. It was dusty and therefore the sun disc disappeared before its actual time by more than 25 minutes.
I tried to sight the crescent of Rajab tonight in Beirut with my 7*50 pair of binoculars but did not succeed. The western horizon was a little bit hazy. I started scanning at 8 and until 8:20. Local sunset was at around 7:52
I and some brothers attempted to sight the crescent of the month of Rajab 1429 today thursday-khamis 3 july 2008 from 7:05 pm till 7:35pm but all our efforts proved abortive because the sky was firstly partialy cloudy and later totally cloudy
The new crescent was not seen in Dakar today thurday, july, 3, 2008. The Sky Near The Western Horizon was partly Cloudy.
Sighting not attempted. I am travelling today on Thursday the 29th day of Jumada II, and am unable to perform the moonsighting for Rajab. Nevertheless, I received reports of negative sightings in Morocco despite clear skies - a country which the UK could easily rely on - this would mean that the present month of Jumada is to be completed, and consequently, the first day of Rajab there has been announced to be the day after tomorrow, Saturday 5th of July (beginning from Maghrib of the 4th). I will only be able to perform moonsighting locally in the UK tomorrow, on Friday, after which another report will be posted here.
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