المملكة: Urgent: Scanning the Ramadan crescent… 52 minutes difference in sunset between Dammam and Tabuk and a timetable for 11 observatories
Astronomical calculations revealed a time discrepancy of up to 52 minutes between the first and last sunset in the Kingdom’s observatories, which expands the monitoring window available to the field committees and telescopes in various regions.
Starting from the Dammam Observatory
The Dammam Observatory begins its sunset journey as the first location where the sun sets in the Kingdom at 5:34 pm, after which the eyes of observers in the central region begin to gradually move towards the horizon.
The famous astronomical observatories in the center of the Kingdom record an accurate time convergence, as the sun sets at the Al-Uyaynah Observatory at 5:50 pm, followed directly by the Tamir Observatory with a difference. One minute at 5:51 pm.
The moment of sunset coincides exactly at the Hotat Sudair and Al-Hareeq observatories at 5:52 pm, while sunset at the Shaqra Observatory is delayed by an additional two minutes to be at 5:54 pm.
The sunset shadows move north towards the Qassim region, where Buraidah Observatory records the absence of the sun’s disk at 5:59 pm, followed by Hail Observatory, which bids farewell to the sun at 5:59 pm. 6:06 p.m.
Treaters in Medina await sunset at 6:18 p.m., while the Mecca Observatory records sunset at 6:20 p.m., which is a pivotal time for the triathlon committees in the Two Holy Mosques.
The curtain falls on the triathlon operations in the far northwest, where the Tabuk Observatory records the last date of sunset in the Kingdom at 6:26 p.m., thus ending the marathon. Daily monitoring.
These precise times are considered a basic criterion for determining the beginning of crescent sightings and calculating the stay period, as the Supreme Court relies on the testimonies received from these observatories to determine the entry of the holy month.
Method of observing the crescent moon
Seeing the crescent moon; It is the process of investigating and monitoring the entry of the Hijri months. According to the lunar year, and it is through the Supreme Court, which guarantees the reliability of the visionary with a number of guarantees, including the medical standard for examining the visual acuity of the visionaries; Al-Mutari undergoes a long trial and a medical test to examine visual acuity, and then his papers are presented to the permanent supervisory committee of Astronomical observatories, in places suitable for viewing the crescent moon during the specified times for observing it after sunset on the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month.
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