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When to Observe Rajab Waxing (NEW) Crescent ?


The geocentric conjunction (Geocentric New Moon) will occur Inshalla on (Wednesday 01 June 2011) at 21:03 UT.

Sighting the new crescent on (Wednesday 01 June 2011) and (Thursday 02 June 2011) is shown in the below graphs using the program Accurate Times by Mohammad Odeh according to Odeh criterion. Where:-

Wednesday 01 June 2011

Thursday 02 June 2011

According to the Universal Hejric Calendar (UHC), which is based on the calculated crescent visibility, the start of this month in the Eastern Region will be on Friday 03 June 2011 and in the Western Region will be on Friday 03 June 2011. Kindly notice that the UHC is a pre-calculated calendar, which adopts a certain criterion to start the new Hejric month. Your country/organization might adopt different criterion to start the new Hejric month. So it is highly advised to read the UHC website before giving any judgment.

- Results of seeing the crescent, and the first day of the month in different countries will be added here Inshalla as we receive the reports from ICOP's members. If you wish to be a member in ICOP, or to know more about it, kindly click here.





Rajab Waxing (NEW) Crescent Observation Results




Thu 02 June 2011



Germany


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Eng. Martin Elsaesser from Munich City in Bavaria State mentioned that the sky was totally cloudy, the atmospheric condition was clear, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not seen by CCD Imaging
Eng. Martin Elsaesser said: "We did a nice family trip in the evening to see the young crescent of 2. June, trying to get out from under a large and fast moving cloud front. After driving 140km, we found a gap in the clouds, where we could see the sun and enough sky above it. While trying to quickly setup the equipment we encountered some problems with the power supply. This took several minutes to resolve and when we finally got the first look at the correct position in the sky the rushing cloud front had approched again and just covered the spot. Having left the highway earlier, we had no chance of chasing that gap in the clouds further, so we had to accept defeat for this evening. Some food and drink and playing with the kids eased the disappointment and we even got home before midnight."



2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Eng. Gerhard Ahmad Kaufmann from Moerlenbach City in Hessen State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was superb, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not seen by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Eng. Gerhard Ahmad  Kaufmann said: "Lying already a little outside the Yallop D area and with a sunset-moonset lag time of only 49 minutes, only absolutely perfect conditions would have offered a slight chance to observe the crescent. Although the atmosphere was very clear (30% rH, visibility range 70 km), the sky at the western horizon was pervaded with thin cloud layers up to an altitude of 8-10 degrees. This caused a very spectacular orange sunset, but of course completely destroyed any chance to observe the crescent. Nothing could be seen of it."



3 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Samy Khadem-Al-Charieh from Stuttgart City in Baden-Württemberg State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not seen by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging



Norway


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Milad Ali Ershaghi from Bergen City in Bergen State mentioned that the sky was totally cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. Milad Ali Ershaghi said: "On Thursday, June 2, 2011 I tried to look for the new moon of 
Rajab from Bergen, Norway between 11:30pm and 11:44pm - as 
sunset was at 10:50pm and moonset was at 11:44pm. The sky was 
completely overcast and I was unable to see the moon."



Saudi Arabia


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Saleh Al-Saab from Riyadh City in Riyadh State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not seen by binocular, the crescent was not seen by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. Saleh Al-Saab said: "The altitude  of the crescent was around (7) degrees at sunset in most of the kingdom but the weather generally was partly cloudy or dusty all over. It was not seen by any telescope . "



United Kingdom


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Eng. Qamar Uddin from York City in North Yorkshire State mentioned that the sky was clear, the atmospheric condition was superb, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not seen by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Eng. Qamar Uddin said: "On Thursday 2 June 2011 (29 Jumada Al-Ukhra 1432 AH) many people from throughout UK have attempted to sight the crescent moon (Hilal) of Rajab after sunset. None of the groups were able to sight the Hilal, even though most places had absolutely superb clear sky conditions (see attached photos).  SMS received from Morocco stated negative sighting.

Therefore, the Ulama have decided that the month of Jumada Al-Ukhra 1432 AH will complete 30 days and the month of Rajab 1432 AH will start from Saturday 4 June 2011, Insha-Allah."



United States


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Eng. Mohammad Rahman from Houston City in Texas State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Eng. Mohammad Rahman said: "We (5 persons) tried to see the moon but the crescent moon was not seen with bare eyes."



2 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Dr. Javad Torabinejad from Blacksburg City in VA State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not seen by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Dr. Javad Torabinejad said: "This evening (Thursday, June 02, 2011), because of a mostly cloudy western horizon in Blacksburg, VA, the crescent of the month of Rajab was not sighted.  My son and I arrived at the sighting location at 8:18 pm (sunset: 8:36 pm EDT) and looked for the crescent in the clear patches in the west/northwest horizon; I was using a pair of binoculars (7x50).  We left at 9:14 pm (moonset: 9:35 pm EDT).  At 8:55 pm, the temperature, relative humidity, and pressure were 21 C, 56%, and 1023 mbar, respectively."



3 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Dr. Hussain Dashti from Gainesville City in Florida State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was very hazy, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was seen by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Dr. Hussain Dashti said: "Today, June 2nd 2011, I was able to sight the crescent from Gainesville, Florida. The sky was partially cloudy, thus, I was only able to see it with a 10X50 binocular before it disappeared behind the clouds. In addition, smoke filled the air, that might be due to farms burning in the area, which made sighting the crescent more difficult. "



Fri 03 June 2011



Australia


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Mr. Afroz Ali from Sydney City in NSW State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was clear, the crescent was seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. Afroz Ali said: "The crescent was sighted in numerous locations around Australia."



Bangladesh


1 . Time of observation: After sunset.Seen by others: ICOP member Mr. ABM Ruhul Hassan from dhaka City in Bangladesh State mentioned that the sky was clear, the atmospheric condition was clear, the crescent was seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. ABM Ruhul Hassan said: "The crescent was seen just at sunset time. The sky was clear "



Germany


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Eng. Martin Elsaesser from Munich City in Bavaria State mentioned that the sky was clear, the atmospheric condition was clear, the crescent was seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Eng. Martin Elsaesser said: "The crescent could easily be seen with naked eye after sunset.
Also some hours earlier in daytime with a small telescope."



Ghana


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Not Seen: ICOP member Mr. Abdul-Aziz Anyang from Accra City in Greater Accra Region State mentioned that the sky was totally cloudy, the atmospheric condition was very hazy, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Mr. Abdul-Aziz Anyang said: "Sorry for the late reporting.  We had cloudy weather on Thursday June 2nd and Friday June 3rd.  I had a  late call  (Saturday June 4th) from Mohammed in the Northern region of Ghana and he confirmed that he and some members in the community saw it for the first time on Friday June 3rd and as he speaks to me, it is clearly up in the sky (ie on the evening of Saturday June 4th). The greater Accra region due to very cloudy and rainy weather had not witness it since its appearance on the evening of Friday June 4th. "



South Africa


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Dr. Abdurrazak Ebrahim from Cape Town City in Western Province State mentioned that the sky was clear, the atmospheric condition was clear, the crescent was seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging



United Kingdom


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Eng. Qamar Uddin from York City in North Yorkshire State mentioned that the sky was clear, the atmospheric condition was clear, the crescent was seen by naked eye, the crescent was seen by binocular, the crescent was seen by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Eng. Qamar Uddin said: "On Friday 3 June 2011 (30 Jumada Al-Ukhra 1432 AH) many people from throughout UK have been able to sight the crescent moon (Hilal) of Rajab after sunset. A large group of observers from York Astronomical Society Observatory were easily able to sight the Hilal by naked eye soon after sunset at 21:35 hrs BST (see attached photos). 

The above group comprised of Maulana Imran Lunat, Vashiullah Bodiyat, Abubakr Mulla and Yusuf Mulla, all from Batley. From York, Maulana Yusuf Mota, Qamar Uddin, Yusuf Foster and about 15 astronomers (following a fortnightly astronomy seminar).

The UK Ulama (including Wifaq and Batley) have already decided yesterday to start the month of Rajab from Saturday 4 June 2011 by completing the month of Jumada Al-Ukhra 1432 AH as 30 days, Insha-Allah."



United States


1 . Time of observation: After sunset. Seen: ICOP member Dr. Javad Torabinejad from Blacksburg City in VA State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was hazy, the crescent was seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Dr. Javad Torabinejad said: "The crescent was seen very easily."




The OFFICIAL First Day in Different Countries



Fri 03 June 2011


1 . Algeria
2 . Jordan
3 . Kuwait
4 . Oman
5 . Qatar
6 . Saudi Arabia
7 . Tunisia
8 . United Arab Emirates
9 . United States


Sat 04 June 2011


1 . Australia
2 . Bangladesh
3 . Germany
4 . Ghana
5 . Morocco
6 . South Africa
7 . United Kingdom


When to Observe Jumadal Al-Aakherah Waning (OLD) Crescent ?


The geocentric conjunction (Geocentric New Moon) will occur Inshalla on (Wednesday 01 June 2011) at 21:03 UT.

Sighting the OLD crescent on (Wednesday 01 June 2011) and on (Tuesday 31 May 2011) is shown in the below graphs using the program Accurate Times by Mohammad Odeh according to Odeh criterion. Where:-

Wednesday 01 June 2011

Tuesday 31 May 2011




Jumadal Al-Aakherah Waning (OLD) Crescent Observation Results




Tue 31 May 2011



Germany


1 . Time of observation: Before sunrise.Photographed: ICOP member Eng. Martin Elsaesser from Munich City in Bavaria State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was very hazy, the crescent was not sought by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not seen by telescope, the crescent was seen by CCD Imaging
Eng. Martin Elsaesser said: "Weather conditions were very bad this morning, so the crescent could not be observed before sunrise. Some 4 hours later, we still had very much haze and cloud cover. It took almost 30 minutes to find a temporary gap in the clouds to see Venus. As i had no hope of seeing the crescent visually under these conditions, i used the imaging system to dig it out of the clouds. After some minutes of waiting, clouds and haze allowed the imaging system a short peek at the crescent, before more clouds covered it again. The resulting image is quite unsightly as a result of these conditions. "



United Kingdom


1 . Time of observation: Before sunrise. Not Seen: ICOP member Eng. Qamar Uddin from York City in North Yorkshire State mentioned that the sky was partly cloudy, the atmospheric condition was clear, the crescent was not seen by naked eye, the crescent was not sought by binocular, the crescent was not sought by telescope, the crescent was not sought by CCD Imaging
Eng. Qamar Uddin said: "The eastern horizon before sunrise was fairly clear with some patches of clouds, but the waning crescent was not seen from York."



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