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| Thursday, January 22, 2004 - 10:39 pm First day of Zul-Hijja 1424 AH In metro Richmond area, moon was sighted at about 6:46 PM on the evening of Thursday January 22, 2004. Official announcement from Saudi Arabia was confirmed on the evening of Saturday January 24, 2004. Thus in North America, Thul Hijja started from Friday January 23, 2004. King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology Press Release (pdf) Eid prayer will be at Arthur Ashe Center on Sunday February 1, 2004 at 8:30 AM. More Info at Eid in Richmond According to ICNA "Alhamdulillah, the moon for Dhul Hijjah has been sighted. Insha Allah, Eid ul Adha will be celebrated on Feb. 1, 2004. May Allah (SWT) accept all our good deeds and forgive our sins. Ameen" According to ISNA "Eid ul Adha confirmed to be on February 1, 2004 The hajj authority of Mecca decided to have wuquf (standing) at Arafat for the pilgrims on January 31st; therefore the Eid Al-Adha will be on Sunday February 1st, for pilgrims as well as for Muslims in North America. This is in accordance with the earlier decision of the Fiqh Council adopted by the National Shura Council to celebrate Eid in solidarity with pilgrims in Mecca. Eid Mubarak" Friday January 23, 2004 Saudi Arabia North America Saturday January 24, 2004 Pakistan India Bangladesh
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| Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 07:57 am Zul Hijja 1424 AH New moon = Wednesday January 21, 2004 4:05 PM EST Sunset = 5:21 PM EST Moonset = 5:05 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 0.2 percent / New Moon Moon Age at Sunset= About 1 Hour Very hard to see the moon on the evening of January 21, 2004 Next day Thursday January 22, 2004 Sunset = 5:22 PM EST Moonset = 6:20 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 1.7 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 25 Hours Moon can be seen, hence first day of Zul Hijja inshallah may start from Friday January 23, 2004. Hence Eid-ul-Adha (10th of Zul Hijja) base on moon sighting may start from Sunday February 1, 2004.
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| Monday, December 29, 2003 - 09:32 am First day of Thul Qaadah 1424 AH in some countries According to Moonsighting "On December 24, the new crescent moon has been seen in Malaysia, Pakistan, Kuwait, Syria, and Fort Myers (Florida) USA...", therefore Thul Qaadah in North America started on Thursday December 25, 2003. Thursday December 25,2003 North America Pakistan Malaysia Syria Kuwait
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| Tuesday, November 18, 2003 - 07:38 am Eid-ul-Fitr 1424 AH New moon = November 23, 2003 5:59 PM EST Sunday November 23, 2003 Sunset = 4:54 PM EST Moonset = 4:52 PM EST Visibility = 0.0 percent Age at Sunset = new moon Impossible to see the moon on Sunday Evening. Next day, Monday November 24, 2003 Sunset = 4:54 PM EST Moonset = 5:30 PM EST Visibility = 1.4 percent Age at Sunset = about 23 hours Possible to see the moon. Therefore first day of Eid-ul-Fitr 1424 AH may be Tuesday November 25, 2003.
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| Tuesday, October 28, 2003 - 08:05 am First day of Ramadan 1424 AH in some countries According to Moonsighting "The crescent moon for Ramadan was seen in Florida on October 26, Sunday, by an Imam of a Masjid...The Islamic Shura Council of North America and Fiqh Council of North America, of which ISNA is a member, agreed that there were no confirmed moon-sighting reports on the evening of Saturday, October 25, 2003, the 29th of Sha'ban. We will complete 30 days of Sha'ban. Therefore, Monday, October 27 will be the first day of Ramadan in North America.". According to ICNA "According to Islamic Shura Council decision, First of Ramadan will be on Monday, October 27.". [Announcement around 10:30 PM Sat Oct 25th, 2003] Sunday October 26, 2003 Jordan Yemen Palestine Egypt Sudan Nigeria Bosnia Monday October 27, 2003 South Africa Saudi Arabia Kuwait Qatar Bahrain UAE Oman Syria Lebanon Indonesia Malaysia Brunei Singapore UK Australia Canada USA Indonesia Malaysia Afghanistan Tuesday October 28, 2003 Pakistan Bangladesh
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| Wednesday, October 01, 2003 - 11:04 am Ramadan 1424 AH New moon = Saturday October 25, 2003 08:50 AM EDT Sunset = 6:19 PM EDT Moonset = 6:36 PM EDT Visibility at Sunset= 0.2 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 9 Hours Very hard to see the moon on the evening of October 25, 2003. Next day October 26, 2003 Sunset = 6:19 PM EDST Moonset = 7:12 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 2.9 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 33 Hours Its possible to see the moon on the evening of October 26, 2003. Hence Ramadan inshallah may start from Monday October 27, 2003.
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| Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 08:42 am Jumad Thani 1424 AH New moon = Tuesday July 29, 2003 2:53 AM EDST Sunset = 8:21 PM EDST Moonset = 9:07 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 0.8 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 13 Hours Very hard to see the moon on the evening of July 29, 2003 Next day July 31, 2003 Sunset = 8:20 PM EDST Moonset = 9:42 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 3.6 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 37 Hours Its possible to see the moon on the evening of July 31, 2003. Hence Jumad Thani inshallah may start from Wednesday July 31, 2003.
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| Monday, June 30, 2003 - 11:28 am First day of Jumad Awal 1424 AH in some countries According to moonsighting.com "The crescent moon for Jumada-al-Oola was seen in North America on June 30" Monday June 30, 2003 Pakistan Tuesday July 1, 2003 North America Wednesday July 2, 2003 South Africa
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| Monday, June 30, 2003 - 11:13 am Jumad Awal 1424 AH New moon = Sunday June 29, 2003 2:38 AM EDT Sunset = 8:35 PM EDT Moonset = 8:57 PM EDT Visibility at Sunset= 0.2 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 6 Hours Very hard to see the moon on the evening of June 29, 2003 Next day June 30, 2003 Sunset = 8:35 PM EDST Moonset = 9:47 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 1.7 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 30 Hours Its possible to see the moon on the evening of June 30. Hence Jumad Awal inshallah may start from Tuesday July 1, 2003.
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| Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 09:02 am First day of Rabi Thani 1424 AH in some countries According to Moonsighting.com "The moon was seen on May 31 by binoculars only in Utah and Mojave Desert CA." Sunday June 1, 2003 Monday June 2, 2003 South Africa Pakistan
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| Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 08:53 am Rabi Thani 1424 AH New moon = Saturday May 31, 2003 12:20 AM EDST Sunset = 8:24 PM EDST Moonset = 9:11 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 0.7 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 8 Hours Very hard to to see the moon on the evening of May 31, 2003 Next day June 1, 2003 Sunset = 8:25 PM EDST Moonset = 10:09 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 3.2 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 32 Hours Its possible to see the moon on the evening of June 1. Hence Rabi Thani inshallah may start from Monday June 2, 2003.
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| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 08:08 am First day of Rabi Awwal 1424 AH in some countries Moon was seen in some part of U.S. and Canada on Friday evening May 2, 2003. There were no reports of moon sightings in Richmond area due to cloudy sky. Friday May 2, 2003 Brunei Kuwait Saturday May 3, 2003 North America South Africa Malaysia Iran Jordan Sunday May 4, 2003 Pakistan South Africa
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| Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 07:50 am Rabi Awal 1424 AH New moon = Thursday May 1, 2003 8:15 AM EDST Sunset = 7:59 PM EST Moonset = 8:19 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 0.2 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 12 Hours Very hard to see the moon on the evening of May 1, 2003 Next day May 2, 2003 Sunset = 8:00 PM EST Moonset = 9:19 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 2.0 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 36 Hours Therefore its possible to see the Moon. Hence Rabi Awal inshallah may start from Saturday May 3, 2003.
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| Thursday, April 03, 2003 - 07:11 am First day of Safar 1424 AH in some countries "Moon has been seen on Wednesday, April 2, in Houston-TX, Logan-Utah, and Long Beach-CA. USA" moonsighting.com Thursday April 3, 2003 North America Saudi Arabia Friday April 4, 2003 South Africa Pakistan
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| Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 10:31 am Safar 1424 AH New moon = Tuesday April 1, 2002 2:18 PM EST Sunset = 6:32 PM EST Moonset = 6:32 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 0.1 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 4 Hours Virtually impossible to see the moon on the evening of April 1, 2003 Next evening Wednesday April 2, 2002 Sunset = 6:33 PM EDST Moonset = 7:30 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 1.3 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 28 Hours Its possible to see the moon in North America, therefore the month of Safar may start on Thursday April 3, 2003.
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| Tuesday, March 04, 2003 - 09:50 am First day of Muharram 1424 AH in some countries According to Moonsighting "Muharram Moon has NOT been seen on Monday, March 3, 2003 in Kuwait, Hungary, and South Africa. There was a chance for it to be seen in South Western USA but clouds in many areas hide the moon" Day later Moonsighting replaced the above message with "Muharram Moon was seen on Monday, March 3, 2003 in San Francisco California by many people including Imam of Islamic Center..." Tuesday March 4, 2003 Saudi Arabia Egypt Wednesday March 5, 2003 South Africa Pakistan
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| Monday, March 03, 2003 - 07:59 am Muharram 1424 AH, New Year New moon = Sunday March 2, 2003 9:35 PM EST Sunset = 6:05 PM EST Moonset = 6:44 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 0.2 percent Moon Age at Sunset= Not born yet Impossible to see the moon on the evening of March 2, 2003 Next evening Monday March 3, 2003 Sunset = 6:07 PM EST Moonset = 6:44 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 0.9 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 21 Hours Moon may be very difficult to see using naked eyes. If it is seen in some parts of North America, then first day of Muharram may be on Tuesday March 4, 2003.
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