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Photo of Crescent Moon for Sha’ban 1434 AH

11-June-2013Habib bin Hilal Leave a Comment

On the evening of Sunday, 9 June 2013, several people had reported the sighting of the new crescent moon (hilal). No sighting was reported for Saturday, the day before. From Libya, Muhammad Odeh and his colleagues succeded in obtaining CCD… Continue Reading →

Crescent Visibility Map for Sha’ban 1434 H

7-June-2013Habib bin Hilal Leave a Comment

Crescent moon visibility map for Sha'ban 1434 H

The islamic month of Sha’ban for the year 1434 Hijra is coming. The astronomical new moon is on June 8, 2013 (Saturday) at 15:56 UT. However, the crescent will not be visible anywhere on earth on the evening of that… Continue Reading →