Zil-Haj Moon Sighted, Eid-ul-Azha on November 28
Pakistan: Zil-Haj Moon Sighted, Eid-ul-Azha on November 28, Zil-Haj moon has been sighted in various cities and Eid-ul-Azha would be celebrated on November 28 (Saturday). With the announcement by the Central Ruet-Hilal Committee, the fear of two Eids in the country has been dismantled. Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman chaired the meeting of the Central Ruet-Hilal Committee in Karachi. Several testimonies of moon sighting from various cities were received. Talking to media after the meeting, Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman said that first Zil-Haj would be on November 19 (tomorrow) and Eid-ul-Azha would be celebrated on November 28. Eid would be celebrated on same day all over the country. The NWFP government has already announced to celebrate Eid on November 28.
Zil-Haj Moon Sighted, Eid-ul-Azha on November 28 was first posted on November 18, 2009 at 8:23 pm.
Astronomical Parameter Sources Says Ramazan Moon May Not Be Sighted Today
KARACHI, PAKISTAN: The new Ramazan moon may not be sighted today (Friday), according to astronomical parameters. Therefore, Ramazan One, 1430 AH may fall on Sunday. The moon crossed the conjunction line yesterday (Thursday) at 1602 Pakistan Summer Time (PST). The sunset today will be at 2002 PST, and the evening civil twilight (ECTL) will be at 2026 PST. The moon will set at 2036 PST.
Thus the age of the new moon will be 28 hours and 24 minutes at ECTL. It will set 34 minutes after sunset and ten minutes after ECTL. At ECTL the moon will be at an altitude of two degrees and three minutes and at an azimuth of 268 degrees and 13 minutes. At sunset the moon will be at an altitude of seven degrees and 22 minutes. It will be at an azimuth of 269 degrees and 25 minutes. According to astronomical parameters, there is a very very slight chance of sighting the new moon for Ramazan 1430 AH today (Friday). The weather is expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy.
Astronomical Parameter Sources Says Ramazan Moon May Not Be Sighted Today was first posted on August 21, 2009 at 12:34 pm.
