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Photo: Crescent Moon of Ramadhan 1437 AH Sighted

5-June-2016Habib bin Hilal Leave a Comment

CCD image of the crescent moon at afternoon before sunset on Sunday, 5 June 2016 from Kupang, Indonesia. This image was produced through telescope and image processing and no crescent was visible to naked eye (even through telescope)

This post will be updated with photos of crescent moon for Ramadhan 1437 AH. Earliest report of visual naked eye sighting of Ramadhan was from Indonesia. However this report was not accompanied by hilal photos. Some astronomy enthusiast in Indonesia… Continue Reading →

Photos of Crescent Moons of Shawwal 1436 AH

18-July-2015Habib bin Hilal Leave a Comment

Crescent moon of Shawwal 1436 AH sighted with naked eyes from Annagrove, NSW, Australia on Friday, 17 July 2015.

The crescent moon (hilaal) that marks the begining of hijri month of Shawwal 1436 AH was first sighted on the evening of Thursday, 16 July 2015 from Chile and Colombia. The crescent moon was only sighted by optical aids and… Continue Reading →