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Committee for Crescent Observation Intl.
1069 Ellis Hollow Rd. Ithaca NY 14850 USA (607-277-6706)
Omar Afzal, Chairman
Ramadan, Eidain and Hajj 1419 Dates According to official Saudi Taqweem
1419 Ramadan starts in Saudi Arabia on Sat. Dec. 19, 1998, Eid al-Fitr is
on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 1999, Hajj on Friday, March 29 and Eid-Adha next day,
on Saturday. The assumption is that a crescent moon may be seen the
previous evening on Dec.18, 1998, Jan. 17, and March 17, 1999. The fact is
that a crescent moon CANNOT be SEEN on these dates for obvious reasons.
DateAge Sunset Moonset Angle Altitude Remark
Dec. 18, 1998-8.0 hr5.42 pm5.30pm5.8-2.4Before New Moon. Moon sets BEFORE sun
Jan. 17, 1999-0.48min6.015.562.3-0.8Before conjunction. Moon sets BEFORE sun
Mar. 17, 1999-3.3hr6.316.193.4-2.6 Before conjunction. Moon sets BEFORE sun
Obviously, a crescent moon CANNOT be SEEN on any of these dates in Saudi
Arabia. How can you see a moon before it's birth and when the moon had
already set before the sunset?
Ramadan1419 Dec. 20, 98 (Sunday)
Moon's Visibility Map Sat., Dec. 19,1998 Evening. Insha-Allah Ramadan will
begin on Dec. 20, 1998 in North America only. In the rest of the world it
will begin on Monday, Dec. 21, 1998. Official Saudi date: Dec. 19, 1998
(Saturday) (On Dec. 18 the New Moon is not born in Makka. The moon sets 1-2
minutes BEFORE the sun there. It CANNOT BE SEEN IN MAKKA OR CAIRO.)
Eid al-Fitr Jan. 19, 1999 (Tuesday)
Moon's Visibility Map Thur, Jan. 18, 1999 Evening Eid al-Fitr will be,
insha-Allah on Tuesday, Jan. 19 except in Australia, Indonesia, B-desh,
India, Pakistan, etc. Saudi date: Jan. 18, 1999 (Monday) (On Jan. 17, 1999
Moon sets 5 minutes BEFORE sunset in Makka and 3 minutes BEFORE sun in
Cairo. The New Moon is NOT BORN yet, and CANNOT BE SEEN in S. Arabia or Egypt).
Eid al-Adha March 28, 1999 (Sunday) Moon's Visibility Map Thu., Mar. 18,
1999 Evening Eid al-Adha will be Insha-Allah on Sunday, March 28. Countries
east of Yemen will celebrate it a day later on Monday, Mar. 29. 1999 Saudi
Hajj date: March 26, 1999 (Friday)
(On Mar. 17,1999 the New Moon is NOT BORN in Makka. The moon sets 12
minutes Before the sun. Sighting impossible on Mar. 17, 1999 in Saudi
Arabia or Cairo.)
Don't believe claims of actual sighting on Dec. 18, 1998, Jan.17 and Mar.
17, 1999. How can anyone see a moon before its birth in Makka, or Cairo?
The dates given above are based on expected actual sightings.
For reliable information on actual sightings of a crescent moon in any part
of the world every month or for the visibility map for this Ramadan and
Eidain please call or write to us.
