Friday, 31 January 2014:

• Australia:

  1. Not Seen: Zahid Hafeez (MCW member) from Darwin Harbour reported:
     DATE OF SIGHTING EFFORT: Friday, Jan 31. 2014.
     LOCATION OF SIGHTING: Darwin Harbour.
     SKY CONDITIONS: Totally overcast with heavy monsoonal rain.
     TIME OF SIGHTING EFFORT: After sunset (7.19pm)
     NO. OF PEOPLE WHO SAW OR TRIED: Myself only
     REMARKS: Darwin is currently experiencing very heavy wet season rains with no clear skies for many days now.

• Barbados:

  1. Seen with naked eye: Mohammed Patel (MCW member) from Bridgetown reported:
     DATE OF SIGHTING EFFORT: Friday, January 31, 2014
     LOCATION OF SIGHTING: Bridgetown, Barbados
     SKY CONDITIONS: partly Cloudy
     TIME OF SIGHTING EFFORT: 6:00 p.m
     NO. OF PEOPLE WHO SAW OR TRIED: 15-20 persons.
     FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH: Saturday, 1st Feb. 2014.
     REMARKS: Seen by members of Madinah (City) Masjid which is just 3 minutes drive from my Masjid.
     

• India:
  
  
  1. Not Seen: Molvi Iqbalhusen Bokda (MCW member) from Godhra, Gujrat reported:
     DATE OF SIGHTING EFFORT: Friday, 31 January 2014
     LOCATION OF SIGHTING: Godhra, Gujrat
     SKY CONDITIONS: Reports are from various locations
     NO. OF PEOPLE WHO SAW OR TRIED: Many in different parts of the country
     REMARKS: It was 29th Rabi al-Awwal {31st January, 2014} today. I got negative sighting reports from other different parts of India. No positive sighting report received.

• Indonesia:

  1. Not Seen: AR Sugeng Riyadi (MCW member) from Assalaam Observatory, Surakarta Central Java reported:
     DATE OF SIGHTING EFFORT: Friday, January 31st, 2014.
     LOCATION OF SIGHTING: Bendo Ketitang Juwiring Klaten Central Java (loc: -07.67375,110.75178)
     SKY CONDITIONS: Rainy
     TIME OF SIGHTING EFFORT: 6:04-6:21 p.m
     NO. OF PEOPLE WHO SAW OR TRIED: Only me
     FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH: Saturday, February 1st, 2014 (Indonesia Criterion)

• Kuwait:

  1. Seen with telesope and binoculars: Hussain Khushaish (MCW member) from Kuwait reported:
     DATE OF SIGHTING : Friday 31 Jan 2014
     LOCATION OF SIGHTING : Abdaly Farms , North Kuwait, Lat 29 :56:34.52 Long 47:41:17.16, Elev 54 m
     SKY CONDITION : Clear with haze of up to 6 degrees above western Horizon
     TIME OF SIGHTING EFFORT : From 17:00 till 18:15
     NO. OF PEOPLE WHO SAW OR TRIED : 6 Persons
     ORIENTATION OF HORNS : 4 and 8 O'Clock
     FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH: Saturday 1 Feb 2014
     REMARKS: In Kuwait on Friday 31 January 2014 I could see the crescent of Rabee II 1435 with 8 " Telescope and even with the 8X50 ViewFinder of the telescope. The Events went as follows:
     Sunset 17:25, First seen with telescope 17:26, First seen with viewfinder 17:45, last seen with viewfinder (approximately guessing):18:00, last seen with telescope: 18:05, moonset 18:15. This sighting is considered a record for our group regarding the Topocentreic age of 16H:53M(Geocentrric 16H:48 minutes) and it was an easy sighting even with the 8X50 and I assume that if there was no haze of oil wells smoke I could have seen the crescent even with naked eyes.

• Malaysia:

  1. Not Seen: Firdaus Mazlan (MCW member) from Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia reported:
     DATE OF SIGHTING EFFORT: Friday, 31 January 2014
     LOCATION OF SIGHTING: Baitul Hilal, Teluk Kemang, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia (02:26:43.0 N , 101:51:16.0 E)
     SKY CONDITIONS: Clear and some part cloudy
     TIME OF SIGHTING EFFORT: 6.45 pm until 8.00 pm
     NO. OF PEOPLE WHO SAW OR TRIED: I and Mr. Mohammad Haniff bin Md Yusoff, and around 20 government officer.
     FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH: Saturday, 1 February 2014 (Our goverment announced this even though hilal was not seen).
     REMARKS: Not seen either with telescope or with naked eye.
     Other places also give negative sighthing report.
     1. Pontian Kechil Beach, Pontian, Johor (01� 29' N , 103� 23' E), by Mr. Nur Faizal bin Kasri, Ms. Nuraina Fatimah bt Azman, and others. Sky clear and some part cloudy.
     2. Balai Cerap (Observatory House) at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Skudai), Johor (01�28' N , 103�46' E), by Mr. Nik Mohd Ridzuan bin Nik Shaharuddin and Mr. Nik Mohd Firdaus bin Nik Zainal Abidin, sky clear and some part cloudy.
     3. Pantai Manis, Papar, Sabah (05� 45' N , 116� 0' E), by Mr. Muhammad Zainal Abiden bin Mohamad Hani, at 6.27 pm, sky clear but still can�t see the Hilal.

• Pakistan:

  1. Not Seen: Rizwan Shah (MCW member) from Gujrat reported:
     DATE OF SIGHTING EFFORT: 31 January 2014
     LOCATION OF SIGHTING: Gujrat Pakistan
     SKY CONDITIONS: Clear
     TIME OF SIGHTING EFFORT: 5:40 to 6:30
     NO. OF PEOPLE WHO SAW OR TRIED: Only 1
     FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH: Sunday 2 February
     REMARKS: I tried to sight but failed. Age of the moon is not capabale to sight the moon.

• Sri Lanka:

  1. Not Seen: Nular Bary (MCW member) from Colombo reported:
     DATE OF SIGHTING EFFORT: Friday, 31 January 2014
     LOCATION OF SIGHTING: Colombo
     SKY CONDITIONS: partly Cloudy
     TIME OF SIGHTING EFFORT: 6:30pm to 6:50pm
     FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH: The Colombo Grand Mosque Hilaal Committee unanimously declared to complete the month of Rabi-al-Awwal with 30 days and start the month of Rabi-al-Thani 1435H, on the 2nd February 2014.
     REMARKS: Today 29th.Rabi-al Awwal 1435H (31/01/2014) evening I couldn't trace a thing even with my binocular. The Moon's age was 15h.10m. & sets at 6:49pm.

• Morocco:

  1. Seen: Ehsan H. Hajar (MCW member) from Casablanca reported:
     DATE OF SIGHTING EFFORT: Friday, 31 January 2014
     LOCATION OF SIGHTING: Casablanca
     SKY CONDITIONS: Clear
     ORIENTATION OF CRESCENT HORNS: 4 to 9 O'Clock
     FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH: Feb 1, 2014
     REMARKS: I hope that Habous net will announce sighting and Rabi-al-Thani will be tomorrow Saturday, Feb 1, 2014.

• South Africa:

  1. Not Seen: Rashid Motala (MCW member) from Durban reported:
     DATE OF SIGHTING EFFORT: Friday, 31 January 2014
     LOCATION OF SIGHTING: All Major Centres, South Africa
     SKY CONDITIONS: Cloudy
     TIME OF SIGHTING EFFORT: Past 7pm
     NO. OF PEOPLE WHO SAW OR TRIED: Many
     FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH: Sunday, 2 February 2014 = 1 Rabi-us-Thaani 1435

• UK:

  1. Not Seen: Modoris Ali (MCW member) from Birmingham reported::
     DATE OF SIGHTING EFFORT: Friday 31 January 2014
     LOCATION OF SIGHTING: Cradley Heath,(Birmingham),UK
     SKY CONDITIONS: Rainy
     TIME OF SIGHTING EFFORT: 4:30PM to 4:50PM
     NO OF PEOPLE,TRIED OR SEEN MOON: Only me
     FIRST DAY OF MONTH: Saturday, February 1, 2014
     REMARKS: Will rely on international moon sighting from Morocco and other countries to start the month due to cloudy and rainy weather.

• USA:

  1. Seen: Dr. Javad Torabinejad (MCW member) from Blacksburg VA reported:
     DATE OF SIGHTING EFFORT: 01/31/2014
     LOCATION OF SIGHTING: Blacksburg Middle School, Blacksburg, Virginia
     SKY CONDITIONS: Partly cloudy and hazy
     TIME OF SIGHTING EFFORT: 5:50 pm EST
     NO. OF PEOPLE WHO SAW OR TRIED: One
     ORIENTATION OF CRESCENT HORNS: 4:30;6:00;7:30 REMARKS: my first binocular sighting was at 6:23 pm when the crescent for a short time appeared in an opening. The very thin crescent again
     disappeared behind the clouds. Later at 6:47 pm, the crescent reappeared in another opening where I could see it with the naked eye. At this time it was about 1.5 degrees above the horizon.
     Here is a photo taken on January 31, and provided by J. Lockyer of Wildomar, CA

  2. Seen (Naked Eye): Mohamedraza H.Janmohamed (MCW member) from Sanford FL reported:
     DATE OF SIGHTING EFFORT: Friday, January 31, 2014
     LOCATION OF SIGHTING: MIAMI, FL, USA
     SKY CONDITIONS: PARTLY CLOUDY
     TIME OF SIGHTING EFFORT: AROUND 6.30 PM
     FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH: Saturday, February 1, 2014

  3. Seen: Ms. Ruth Jeffery (MCW member) from Bridge City TX reported:
     DATE OF SIGHTING EFFORT: Friday, 31 January 2014
     LOCATION OF SIGHTING: Converse, Louisiana
     SKY CONDITIONS: Partly cloudy
     FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH: Feb 1, 2014
     REMARKS: Sighted and photographed by one adult.

  4. Seen: Tasmin Ahmad (MCW member) from Murrieta, CA reported:
     DATE OF SIGHTING EFFORT: Friday 31 January, 2014
     LOCATION OF SIGHTING: Murrieta, California, USA
     SKY CONDITIONS: patch of clouds
     TIME OF SIGHTING EFFORT: 6:00 PM
     NO. OF PEOPLE WHO SAW OR TRIED: One
     ORIENTATION OF CRESCENT HORNS: 4 - 8 O'Clock
     FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH: Saturday, February 1, 2014
     REMARKS: The crescent moon was clearly visible from the car as I was driving at about 40 minutes after sunset.

• Zimbabwe:

  1. Not Seen: Ayub Mahomed (MCW member) from Harare reported:
     DATE OF SIGHTING EFFORT: Friday 31st January 2014
     LOCATION OF SIGHTING: Harare, Zimbabwe
     SKY CONDITIONS: Cloudy in many parts of the country
     FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH: Sunday 2nd Febuary 2014