International Astronomy Center: June 6, the first day of Eid al -Adha in most Islamic countries

Abu Dhabi, May 25 / WAM / The International Astronomy Center announced that the Crescent of the Hilah of Dhu al -Hijjah for the year 1446 AH will take place on Tuesday, May 27, across the Islamic world.

Engineer Mohamed Shawkat Odeh, Director of the Center, explained that the vision of Al -Hilal on that day is possible to use the telescope from the regions of Central and West Asia and most parts of Africa and Europe, and it can also be seen with the naked eye of large parts of the two Americans.
He added that it is expected that, Wednesday, May 28, will be the beginning of the month of Dhu al -Hijjah and that Friday, June 6, the first day of the blessed Eid al -Adha in most Islamic countries.

The statement referred to the details of the Al -Hilal site in a number of Arab and international cities at sunset on Tuesday, May 27; Where the moon is absent in Jakarta 9 minutes after the sunset and is 9 hours and two minutes, which makes its vision not even possible using the telescope.

As for Abu Dhabi, the moon is absent after 38 minutes from the sunset, and it is 13 hours old and 29 minutes and moves away from the sun 7.7 degrees, which makes its vision possible using the telescope only, and Makkah Al -Mukarramah records similar conditions where the moon is absent after 39 minutes from the sunset and is 14 hours and 17 minutes and moves away from the sun 8.1 degrees.

In cities such as Amman and Jerusalem, the moon is absent after 48 minutes from the sunset and up to 14 hours and 46 minutes and moves away from the sun 8.4 degrees, and in Cairo after 47 minutes and at the age of 14 hours and 54 minutes and a corner of 8.5 degrees, while the crescent is absent in Rabat after 58 minutes and is 17 hours old and moves away from the sun 9.9 degrees and in these cities it may be possible to see the crescent with the naked eye but with difficulty and requires A great serenity in the atmosphere.

The International Astronomy Center explained that the numbers related to the age of the crescent and the duration of its stay are not sufficient alone to confirm the possibility of seeing it, as the vision is affected by other factors such as the angular dimension from the sun and the height of the horizon at the time of monitoring.

He indicated that the least registered for a crescent that could see him with the naked eye was 29 minutes and the lowest Omar Hilal was able to see him with the naked eye 15 hours and 33 minutes.

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