Rabi-ul-Awwal moon may be sighted today

08 Mar, 2008

The new Rabi-ul-Awwal moon may be sighted today (Saturday). According to astronomical parameters, there is a fair chance of sighting the Rabi-ul-Awwal moon. Therefore, Rabi-ul-Awwal One, 1429 AH should fall on Sunday. The moon crossed the conjunction line yesterday (Friday) at 2214 Pakistan Standard Time (PST).
The sunset today will be at 1838 PST, and the evening civil twilight (ECTL) will be at 1901 PST. The moon will set at 1926 PST. Thus the age of the new moon will be 20 hours and 47 minutes at ECTL. It will set 48 minutes after sunset and 25 minutes after ECTL. At the time of ECTL the moon will be at an altitude of five degrees and 15 minutes and at an azimuth of 269 degrees and 42 minutes. The weather is expected to be partly cloudy.



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PHASES OF THE MOON:
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NEW MOON FIRST QUARTER
D H M D H M
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MAR 07 22 14 MAR 14 15 46
FULL MOON LAST QUARTER
D H M D H M
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MAR 21 23 40 MAR 30 02 47
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