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many countries of the world. 1. Muharram 5. Jumada I 9. Ramadan
Muslim Gear 2. Safar 6. Jumada II 10. Shawwal
lunar phases 3. Rabi' I 7. Rajab 11. Dhul-Qi'dah
4. Rabi' II 8. Sha'ban 12. Dhul-Hijjah
We calculate where the crescent
moon sighting is possible for every Archive of Sighting Reports
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Crescent Moon is calculated using
the criteria, developed after decades Ramadan Mubarak! Click for New
of research by Khalid Shaukat, of Articles.
Moonsighting Committee Worldwide (MCW) Shawwal Crescent Moon will be Insha-
. Development of the criteria Allah visible on Friday, Oct. 12 in many
included several thousand authentic countries starting from New Zealand.
observations, collected over a period
of 150 years in different locations of
the world. These visibility
calculations jive with the
observations every month since 1993.
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For Shawwal crescent moon, observers in North America specially in the Southern belt (Florida, Texas,
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Sightability of Crescent Moon for Shawwal, 1428 Hijra
The Astronomical New Moon is on Thursday, October 11, 2007 at 5:00 GMT (i.e., 1:00 am EDT,
! "#$%& '( or October 10, 10:00 pm PDT). It will not be visible on October 11 anywhere in the world, except
1. Muharram 5. Jumada I 9. Ramadan Southern tip of South America and Polynesian Islands in the South Pacific. On October 12, it will
2. Safar 6. Jumada 10. Shawwal be visible in New Zealand Australia, Indonesia, South Asia, Africa and Africas. In North America
3. Rabi' I II 11. Dhul-Qi'dah on October 12, it can be seen with some difficulty. Look at the visibilty curve below. Sighting/
4. Rabi' II 7. Rajab 12. Dhul- nonsighting reports will be posted here as soon as they are available.
8. Sha'ban Hijjah
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1. Muharram 5. Jumada I 9. Ramadan
2. Safar 6. Jumada 10. Shawwal
3. Rabi' I II 11. Dhul-Qi'dah
4. Rabi' II 7. Rajab 12. Dhul-
8. Sha'ban Hijjah
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1. Muharram 5. Jumada I 9. Ramadan
2. Safar 6. Jumada 10. Shawwal
3. Rabi' I II 11. Dhul-Qi'dah
4. Rabi' II 7. Rajab 12. Dhul-
8. Sha'ban Hijjah

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Sightability of Crescent Moon for Dhul-Qi'dah, 1428 Hijra
The Astronomical New Moon is on Friday, November 9, 2007 at 23:03 Universal Time (i.e., 6:03
pm EST, and 3:03 pm PST ). On November 10, this moon is difficult to see in South Africa, and
most of South America. It will not be visible in Central America and North America on Nov 10. It
can be seen easily in Polynesian Islands on Nov 10. On Nov 11, it will be visible in New Zealand,
Australia, Middle east, Africa, and all Americas, Insha-Allah. Sighting/nonsighting reports will be
posted here as soon as they are available.

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Visibility Curve for November 10, 2007

All maps by MoonCalc 6 © Dr. Monzur Ahmed, with Yallop's criteria, which are similar to Shaukat's
criteria.
Click to find out "How to Read the Visibility Map"

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