Chances of sighting Ramazan moon tomorrow extremely high: Met Department

The Ruet-e-Hilal Committee is scheduled to formally convene on June 17 for the sighting of the Ramazan moon


Web Desk June 16, 2015
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The Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted that the moon of Ramazan would likely be sighted tomorrow, Express News reported.

The Met department also predicted clear skies for Karachi tomorrow, adding that that would make chances of sighting the crescent moon high. The duration of the appearance of the moon would be about 38 minutes.

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The Ruet-e-Hilal Committee is scheduled to formally convene on June 17 for the sighting of the Ramazan moon, during which officials from the Met department would also be present.

Further, the Met department also said the new moon would be 24 hours and 44 minutes old.

Meanwhile, the moon for Ramazan was not sighted in Saudia Arabia and other countries in the Gulf. In the Middle East, first Ramazan will fall on Thursday, June 17.

COMMENTS (5)

Ashraf | 8 years ago | Reply Modern science will give you the position of the moon down to the last millimeter even if it is hidden behind clouds.
MK | 8 years ago | Reply @Alshadiq: Very accurate, totally agree. If moon is sighted in a country east of us (where maghrib falls before our time), and there are valid Shahadas, then we should begin the month. Some scholars think that if moon is not sighted in any country that already has sunset (east of us), you don't see it either at your location, you can wait till fajr, and if there is are valid Shahadat from a country west of you, it still applies. But they Key is till fajr. Any visibility after that would not apply to us and you wait till next day. Visibility curve of moon is an easy and scientific way to pre determine that.Just as if there is heavy cloud, and you cannot see sunrise or sunset, you still pray according to scientifically calculated times. So if there is cloud, but we know scientifically, that new moon is visible above the clouds, it should be a valid reason to change the month.
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