Ramadan 1428
Ramadan is on September 13, 2007 Based on Astronomy - Article from Arab News Click here
Ramadan to start on September 13 - The Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad H. Fadlullah, issued a statement Click here
The Astronomical New Moon is on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 12:44 Universal Time (i.e., 8:44 am EDT, and 5:44 am PDT ). This moon is almost impossible to be seen any where on September 11. On September 12, the moon will be sightable in Australia, South Africa, South America, and North America (e.g., in San Diego, CA at sunset, the age is over 44 hours, and moon is setting 35 minutes after sunset). Therefore, first day of Ramadan (fasting) in North America, is expected to be September 13, Insha-Allah.
Sighting Reports for Ramadan 1428
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti (MCW member) from Oxford, UK, reported: Not Seen
Not seen in Indonesia and Morocco. I am unable to perform the sighting in Oxford.
Although today, Tuesday 11th of September, is still the 28th of Sha'ban in the UK, this is to report negative sightings in the Indonesian islands despite clear skies there today. The national authority there has
declared that Ramadan will begin on Thursday, 13 September 2007. We are expecting Ramadan
to begin the earliest in the UK on Thursday, subject to positive sightings anywhere East of the UK tomorrow, by which time I will make another report.
Ahmed Mohamed, (MCW member) from Windhoek, Namibia, reported: Not Seen
Moon was not sighted on Tuesday, but confirmed that fasting will start on Thursday 13th Sept.
Jamal Mimouni, Sirius Astronomy Association from Algeria, reported: Not Seen
The National Crescent Committee in Algeria has just announced on national TV that in view on the lack of sighting of the crescent in the various wilayates, the month of Sha'ban will be completed to 30 days, and Ramadhan will start on Thursday 13 September.
Eric Engler and Dr. Laura Zajchowski (MCW members) from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, reported: Not Seen
Western Horizon Obscured proximal to azimuth of sunset. No sighting possible.
Atmospheric Conditions: Temperature 14 degrees Celsius, Pressure 101.4 Kpa
(rising), visibility 24 Km, Humidity 53%, dew point 7 degrees. Scattered
Alto-cumulous clouds with 2/8 Okta coverage at 3600 meters.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007:
Dr. Shabbir Ahmed, (MCW member) Imam of Rooty Hill Mosque, Sydney, Australia, reported: Not Seen
The moon of RAMADAAN 1428 has not been sighted on Wednesday 12th September 2007 anywhere in Australia. Even though there was a good possibility of the sighting of the moon in Perth and western area but due to cloudy weather moon has not been sighted. Therefore the moon-sighting committee of Australia and Majlis ul Ulamaa of Australia have declared that the month of RAMADAAN 1428 will start from Friday, 14th September 2007.
Queensland Muslim Times Newsletter 12 September 2007, Australia, reported: Not Seen
The moon has NOT been sighted anywhere in Australia - The 1st day of fasting will be 14th September (Friday) insha-Allah.
Tabligh, Email:tabligh@raha.com reported: Seen by binoculars only
The moon was sighted in Dar Es Salaam, Brunei on Wednesday 12 Sept 2007 through binoculars and we have more than 4 members of Hilal committee witness it.
K.A.M.Azizul (MCW member) Huq from Dhaka, Bangladesh, reported: Not Seen
On 12 Sept,2007, after Magreb Prayer I was at the roof of building looking for new Crescent of Ramadan. But the sky was full with thick layer of rain cloud all over western horizon. There was no scope to see the Moon. Crescent moon of Ramadan was not visible in the sky of Dhaka. Even there was no announcement from Moon sighting Committee of Islamic Foundation of Bangladesh.
Zubair Ahmed Siddiqui, from Pakistan Meteorological Department (MCW member), Karachi, Pakistan, reported: Not Seen
On Sep 12, 2007, the meeting of Central ruet-e-Hilal committee was held at Islamabad, while meeting of zonal Ruet-e-Hilal committe was held at Habib Plaza Karachi. Reports from more than 46 cities were recieved that the Moon is NOT SIGHTED at any place. Hence First day of Ramazan will be Friday, Sep 14, in Pakistan.
Mr. Mohammed Al Bussaidi of Oman, said: Seen by telescope only
On Wednesday I sighted it using a finderscope on the Meade LX200 at just 1 minute prior to sunset. It was raining with CB's around the western horizon half an hour before sunset, that helped to clear pollution in the area. The slender crescent was apparent, at sunset time the clouds covered the moon."
Abdul hameed ali haji (MCW 1 - 8/13/07), from Bahrain, reported: Not Seen
On September 12, the new crescent moon was not seen in Bahrain; it was cloudy.
Hussain Khushaish (MCW member) from Kuwait, reported: Not Seen
In Kuwait on Wednesday 12 Sep 2007 I & A group of 65 persons went to Kabed desert to see the crescent but the crescent was not seen even with 20*60 binoculars. The sun disc disappeared at 17:48 thats 10 minutes before our local sunset. The western horizon was hazy up to 8 degrees with fine dust and thats why we did not align our 8" telescope the previous night. I have a request from Sighting members please mention your local sunset time and when did the sun disappeared, when the crescent was seen, till when weather with naked eyes or with binoculars or telescope.
Abbas Ahmadian from Esfahan, Iran, reported: Seen by telescope only
Seen at 18:29 using optic:14" meade lx200gps telescop; height:3350 meter; 60 kilometer east to Esfahan. Camera Picture taken by canon 400d digital camera was sent to Moonsighting.com
AliReza Mehrani (MCW member) from Fereydan, Esfahan, Iran, reported: Seen by 15x80 Binoculars only
Date: Sep 12, 2007 Location: Fereydan, Esfahan, Iran (33:16N 50:10E)
Elevation: 2600 meters from sea level.
Sunset (at sea level): 18:20:39 LT
Sunset (observed): 18:17 LT
Crescent first observed thru 15x80 binoculars at 18:22:10 LT
Two years ago, I saw the crescent of Dhul-Qi'dah 1426 (December 2, 2005) in the same location. Although, this year, the crescent of Ramadan was very similar to the 1426 Dhul-Qi'dah crescent, but it was thinner and also 0.5° altitude less at the sunset.
By a theodolite camera, I found the crescent situation at 18:05 LT, and waited for the observation time. At 18:05 I started the observation and every 5 minutes by the theodolite, I was controlling the crescent direction. From 18:05 to 18:22, I saw a flash in the view field. For some seconds it repeated but without any fixed image. I couldn't be satisfied that I have observed the crescent. It seemed to be a curved, but because of the very appearance, I changed my mind for observing and it disappeared.
The crescent had mixed in the thin dust. It was just some seconds after 18:22, that I recognized a flash again in the view field center. After some seconds, the mentioned flash became a clear and permanent image from a thin short arc. The image started flashing but it became fix again for a longer time. I became sure that this arc is the crescent and so surprised because of the arc length shortness.
When the crescent started flashing, I couldn't see it any more. Although I continued the observation until the crescent sinked in the middle part of the thick dust, but it was futile.
Jaffer Dharamsi Zulfiqar Anwer Rashid from Aden, Yemen, reported: Not Seen Goolam Tegally (MCW member) from Port Louis, Mauritius, reported: Seen Tabligh, Email:tabligh@raha.com reported: Seen Hamza Rijal, (MCW member), from Island of Zanzibar, Africa, reported: Seen Khalfan Amour from Pemba Island of Zanzibar, Tanzania, reported: Seen Tabligh, Email:tabligh@raha.com reported: Seen Dr Abdurrazak Ebrahim (MCW member) from Cape Town, S. Africa, reported: Seen Rashid Motala (MCW member) from Durban, South Africa, reported: Seen Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti (MCW member) from Oxford, UK, reported: Seen in East of UK (S. Africa) Muhammed Haseeb (MCW member) from Guyana, reported: Seen Muhammad Hafiz (MCW member) from Guyana, reported: Seen by others Suleman Manjra from Bridgetown, Barbados reported: Seen Farid Ahmed Degia (MCW member) from Bridgetown, Barbados, reported: Seen Abdullah Katrawala (on MCW request) from Syracuse, New York, reported: Not Seen HiMY SYeD (MCW member) and Karen Sun from Toronto, Canada, reported: Not Seen Mohamedraza H. Janmohamed (MCW member) from Sanford, FL reported: Seen in Houston Mohammad Al-Bedaiwi (MCW member) from Austin, Texas, reported: Not Seen Paul Burnham (MCW member) from Chino Valley, Arizona, reported: Seen with binoculars Mirza S. Basravi from Irvine, CA, reported: Seen with binoculars Dr. Youssef Ismail (MCW member), Windy Hill, San Francisco, California, reported: Not Seen Gulamabbas A. Khakoo (MCW member) from Buena Park, California, reported: Not Seen Gulamabbas A. Khakoo (MCW member) also reported about Houston: Seen Wednesday, September 12, 2007:
Thursday, September 13, 2007:
Friday, September 14, 2007:
On Wednseday there was a report from Iran from Mr. Reza Amirzadeh who said: "I saw Ramadan Crescent this Day! First time at 15:33? (time questionable, even if it was UT) with Mr.Mahamad Ghareh Gozli in TV station site (Bardsir-Kerman-Iran) using 8" telescope, and it was seen by telescope only.
The sighting was before sunset.
Note from Moonsighting.com: Something is wrong in Mr. Amirzadeh's report that reached Moonsighting.com. It says the sighting was done at Kerman at 15:33. If it was local time it is 2 hours 19 minutes before sunset. We calculated sunset at 17:52. If 15:33 was UT, then local time would be 19:03, which means the moon had set, way before that. So, this report is confusing.
On Sep 12, the sky in all over Yemen was cloudy and it was not possible at all to sight the crescent. I am now in Hadramout, eastern part of Yemen
whereas in Aden city (about 500 Km to the west) my sons Hasson, Abbas and others witnessed the same cloudy sky. On the other hand, in Hodeidah city
(further to the west by another 350 Km approx.), Shuaib Saleem AbdulRazzak witnessed the same weather that is unfavorable for crescent sighting.
Hilal for Ramadhan was sighted here in Mauritius to-day Wed 12 Sep 2007 at 18:22 (U.T. +4). Sky was clear but the setting Sun was marred by clouds. The very thin crescent was first observed with 10x binoculars then with naked eye. We were 4 people to have observed the Hilal. 1st Ramadhan 1428will be Thursday 13 September. RAMADHAN MUBARAK to you all.
The moon was sighted in Madagasgar, where more than 10 brothers have confirmed to have witnessed the moon with naked eye and out of these ten, two were Shaikhs confirming to have witnessed by naked eye Shaikh Haniphe and Shaikh Sabir.
In tiny island of Zanzibar the crescent was sighted in 5 differenet localities on 12 September and reported to the Grand Mufty office who officially annouced that thursday 13 September to be Awal Ramadhan. I had struggle to sight the Hilal in 2 spots; I failed and I was not sure if there was any chance of sighting. When news about the
visibilty reached me I had recieved number of calls from my freinds to justfy it, but I reply to them anything can happen as long that Hilal was seen in the Southern part of Tanzania mainland and in Malindi Kenya we ought to abide with it even though chance of visibilty in our area was very slim.
On Wednesday September 12,2007 we also sighted the new moon here in Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania at two different locations. Pemba is a small island in East Africa with strong influence in Islam. Over 99% of the population are Muslims. The island saw the moon at these villages; Chake Chake & Finya.
The moon was sighted in Arusha, Tanzania by naked eye by Shaikh Durul Hasan who was on his way to Arusha from Nairobi, he confirms to have seen it twice.
The Ramadaan Hilaal was sighted from Rustenburg (near Johannesburg) this Wednesday evening, the end of the 29th of Shabaan 1428 AH.
Cape Town had inclement weather. The official first day of Ramadaan in South Africa will correspond to Thursday, 13 September 2007.09.12
The Hilaal was sighted in SA in Rustenburg and Klerksdorp. Many parts of the country were overcast.
Ramadaan Mubarak to all of you. May Allah Most High accept all your Prayers and Ibadah, and may you have an easy and fulfilling Ramadaan. May His Mercy and Compassion overwhelm the Ummah in this month.
I am travelling and unable to perform the obligatory sighting today for the UK on 29 Sha'ban or Wednesday, 12th of September. However, I have received news that sighting is not possible in Oxford because the horizon there is overcast. Nevertheless, news of positive sightings to the East of UK today, such as in South Africa, despite
not being able to sight locally in the UK, makes it sufficient for those in the UK to establish the month of Ramadan [thubut al-hilal] for the UK to be tomorrow, Thursday, the 13th of September, with the Tarawih prayers beginning tonight after Isha. This is by following the default rule [dabit] in Islamic Law in this matter that whenever it is known that the crescent has been positively sighted in the East, local sighting inevitably follows, but not the other way round [mata hasalati r-ru'yatu fi l-sharqi lazima ru'yatuhu fi l-gharbi wa la-'aks]. Ramadan Karim & may Allah accept our fasts and prayers during this blessed month!
The moon was seen in Guyana (East Coast of Berbice) today 12th Sept.
Myself and the members of Rose Hall Town Masjid and Islamic Center tried to observe the Hilaal after sunset on Wednesday, 12th September, 2007 in Guyana. Due to rainy clouds on the horizon, Hilaal observation was made impossible. However, the Hilaal was seen in other Muslims communities such as (# 71 Village etc) and the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana has also confirmed sighting in Guyana via TV on the 12th of September, 2007, thus as predicted by the visibility curve once more Ramadan fast begins for the majority of Muslims in Guyana on Thursday.
Just writing to let you and readers know that the moon for the beginning of Ramadhan was sighted here in Barbados on Wednesday evening the 12th September, Alhamdolillah.
Alhumdulillah the New Crescent was sighted here in Barbados just after Maghrib Salaat around 6:25 pm in the evening.
We tried to watch the moon two times with naked eye on Wednesday, September 12th, at ~7:20 PM and ~10:10 PM, but weren't successful due to the cloud cover.
Myself and Karen Sun just finished looking for the Ramadan moon from an elevated location in downtown Toronto. The sky is three fourths overcast and it would be very difficult to spot the Hilal. We stood at the same spot as last year when we sighted the moon on the 2nd of Ramadan. We could not see it this year due to the Clouds. Much of Toronto is going by calculations to determine Ramadan this year, and InshAllah, Tomorrow, Thursday September 13, 2007 will be the first of Ramadan of many of us here. Ramadan Kareem and Salam.
There were confirmed reports of moon sighting in Houston. Thus, residents of Houston and those areas parallel and to the west of Houston, including Dallas, California, Salt Lake City and Denver will observe Thursday, September 13th as the first day of Holy Ramadhan.
I attempted the sighting in Austin TX, Wed Sept 12 2007, but I did not see it. The sky was hazy and was not clear.
I am pleased to report that the crescent moon was sighted from Chino Valley, Arizona this evening of September 12. A probable initial sighting was lost while attempting to sharpen focus on the binoculars. Solid binoculars observation commenced at 1851 MST and continued to 1905:35 when the upper tine of the crescent slid below the ridge line. The arc extended from 2:30 to 5:30 clockwise At all times the crescent was a low contrast object. At no time was the crescent visible to the naked eye.
I was able to spot the new crescent with my 7 X 35 binoculars around 7:05 PM. First my neighbor, John, came by to check what I was so enthusiastic about. After I spotted the Crescent I handed him the binoculars. He was very amazed and excited too since it was going down fast and he had never seen such a faint crescent. Then I called my wife, Anjum, to come to the viewing location to witness the sighting. All during this event, the crescent was not visible without the binoculars. The crescent arc spanned between 1:30 to 4:30, almost vertical. Some time between 7:15 PM and 7:20 PM the crescent disappeared behind the haze.
Moon not seen here in SF Bay Area from my normal spot at Windy Hill Open
Space Preserve. Also I received calls from brothers in LA and San Diego
both large groups looking and they reported no sightings.
Today Wed. Sept 12, 2007 I was unable to sight the crescent here in Signal Hill (Long Beach Area) California. I tried to sight from 7:00pm to 7:45pm local time but failed due to some cloud at the sighting area.
Weather Condition was as follows:
Temp: 69 deg F ; Humidity:59%;? Wind from W 6 MPH
The Ramadhan crescent was seen in Euston, TX. by some of our Muslim brothers .Therefore, SIIJLA
Community here in Los Angeles will observe?Thursday, Sept. 13, as the 1st Day of Ramadhan.?
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