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| Friday, November 28, 2008 - 11:42 pm First day of Thul Hujja 1429 AH in some countries Local Sighting: Moon was not sighted around central Virginia on the evening of Friday November 28, 2008 due to cloudy weather. Accordingly Saturday November 29 is 30th of Thul Qadah. Based on local moon sighting, first day of Thul Hujja is from Sunday November 30, 2008 or Eid-ul-Adha (10th of Thul Hujja) is from Tuesday December 9, 2008 Eid Prayer and Sacrifice National: According to hilalsighting.org "There are no authenticated Hilal Sighting Claims from anywhere in North America on November 29th 2008G. Hence we complete 30 days of the month of Dhul Qi'dah. Dhul Hijjah starts on Nov 30st 2008G, with Eidul Adha being on Tuesday, December 9 Insha’Allaah. Eid Mubarak..." [Friday November 28, 2008 Evening] First Day of Thul Hujja in Various Countries Friday 28 November 2008 or Eid-ul-Adha from Sunday December 7, 2008 Libya Saturday 29 November 2008 or Eid-ul-Adha from Monday December 8, 2008 Malaysia Indonesia Iraq Saudi Arabia Palestine Egypt South Africa USA (ISNA/Fiqh Council of America) Sunday 30 November 2008 or Eid-ul-Adha from Tuesday December 9, 2008 Australia Pakistan Bangladesh Oman Morocco USA (Moonsighting)
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| Friday, November 28, 2008 - 07:09 am Zul Hijja 1429 AH New moon = Thursday November 27, 2008 11:55 AM EST Sunset = 5:52 PM EST Moonset = 4:34 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 0.2 percent, New Moon Moon Age at Sunset= About 5 Hours Impossible to see the moon on the evening of November 27, 2008 in Richmond area. Next evening Friday November 28, 2008 Sunset = 4:52 PM EST Moonset = 5:21 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 1.4 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 29 Hours Moon will be few degrees above from the horizon, so very hard to see the moon in Richmond area, hence according to local moon sighting Zul Hijja may start from Sunday November 30, 2008. Hence Eid-ul-Adha (10th of Zul Hijja) base on moon sighting may start from Tuesday December 9, 2008.
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| Tuesday, November 04, 2008 - 09:18 pm Zul Qa'dah 1429 AH New moon = Tuesday October 28, 2008 4:14 PM EST Wednesday October 29, 2008 Sunset = 6:03 PM EST Moonset = 6:15 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 1.3 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 26 Hours Very hard to see the moon on October 29, 2008 It will be easily seen on the evening of Thursday October 30, 2008. Hence inshallah Zul Qa'dah may start from Friday October 31, 2008.
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| Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 08:42 pm First day of Shawwal 1429 AH in some countries Local Sighting: Moon was not sighted locally on the evening of Tuesday October 1, 2008. Please visit us again for updates. National: According to Moonsighting.com " Monday September 29, 2008 Nigeria Tuesday September 30, 2008 Saudia Arabia Lebanon Yemen Libya Jordan United Arab Emirates Kuwait Bahrain Iraq Sudan Palestine Wednesday October 1, 2008 Malaysia UK US (ISNA) Canada (Muslim Council of Montreal) Algeria Japan (Islamic Center) France Switzerland Syria Morocco Tunisia Egypt Tanzania Oman Pakistan Please visit us again for Updates.
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| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 02:06 pm Eid-ul-Fitr 1429 AH New moon = September 29, 2008 4:12 AM EDST Sunset = 6:55 PM EST Moonset = 6:49 PM EST Visibility = 0.5 percent Age at Sunset = about 14 Hours Very hard to see the moon on September 29, 2008. Next day, Tuesday September 30, 2008 Sunset = 6:54 PM EST Moonset = 7:16 PM EST Visibility = 2.9 percent Age at Sunset = about 38 hours Its possible to see the moon. Therefore *according to sighting of moon* Eid-ul-Fitr 1429 AH may start from Wednesday October 1, 2008.
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| Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 07:03 pm First day of Ramadan 1429 AH in some countries Local Sighting: Moon sighting will be confirmed Sunday August 31st evening, please visit us again for updates. National: According to Moonsighting.com "Ramadan crescent moon will be visible on August 31 in South America and Polynesian Islands. On September 1, it can easily be seen in New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, and Americas..." Sunday August 31, 2008 Libya (Conjunction before Dawn) Monday September 1, 2008 Saudi (30 Days of Shaban) UAE (30 Days of Shaban) Qatar (30 Days of Shaban) Bahrian (30 Days of Shaban) Kuwait (30 Days of Shaban) Iraq (30 Days of Shaban) Yemen (30 Days of Shaban) Palestine (30 Days of Shaban) Lebanon (30 Days of Shaban) Syria (30 Days of Shaban) Egypt (30 Days of Shaban) Sudan (30 Days of Shaban) USA (ISNA, Conjunction Before Sunset in Mecca) Tuesday September 2, 2008
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| Sunday, August 24, 2008 - 09:44 pm Ramadan 1429 AH New moon = Saturday August 30, 2008 2:56 PM EDST Sunset = 7:41 PM EDST Moonset = 7:33 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 0.1 % New Moon Moon Age at Sunset= About 4 Hours It is impossible to see the moon on the evening on Saturday August 30, 2008. Next Day Sunday August 31, 2008 Sunset = 7:40 PM EDST Moonset = 7:58 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 1.6 % Moon Age at Sunset= About 28 Hours It will be hard, but possible to see the moon on the evening of August 31, 2008. Hence according to the sighting of the moon, Ramadan inshallah may start from Monday September 1, 2008.
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| Monday, August 04, 2008 - 09:46 pm First day of Shaban 1429 AH in some countries Local Sighting: Due to heavy cloud and haze, there were no moon sighting reported in Central Virginia on the evening of Saturday August 2, 2008. However, in Blacksburg Virginia according to Moonsighting.com "Javad Torabinejad (MCW member) from Blacksburg Virginia reported: Seen This evening (Saturday, Aug 2, 2008), we sighted the moon in Blacksburg, VA. It was first sighted using a pair of binoculars and soon after with naked eye. The first sighting was at 8:33 (sunset, 8:27). The horns were at 1:30 and 6:00 O'Clock." Accordingly Shaban started from Sunday August 2. National: According to Moonsighting.com "Non-sighting for Sha'ban crescent moon was reported in Pakitan by several people, and also in USA on August 1. On August 2, the moon was seen in Sydney Australia, Philippines, Bangladesh, Mauritius, South Africa, Nigeria, and USA etc. These reports matched the calculations." Saturday August 2, 2008 Saudi Arabia UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrian Sunday August 3, 2008 Australia Malaysia Oman Jordan Algeria Morocco South Africa Tanzania UK USA
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| Monday, August 04, 2008 - 09:15 pm Shabaan 1429 AH New moon = Friday August 1, 2008 3:31 AM EDST Next Day Saturday August 2, 2008 Sunset = 7:52 PM EDST Moonset = 8:49 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 3.7% Moon Age at Sunset= About 41 Hours It is possible to see the moon, on the evening of August 2, 2008. Hence Shabaan inshallah may start from Sunday August 3, 2008.
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| Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - 10:01 pm First day of Rajab 1429 AH in some countries Local Sighting: It was cloudy on Thursday Evening July 3, 2008 in Richmond area. National: According to Moonsighting.com "The Rajab crescent moon was seen on Thursday, July 3, at several places in California. It was seen on July 4 in Australia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Kuwait, Mauritius, and most places in Africa. Sightings matched the calculations..." Friday July 4, 2008 Saudi Arabia UAE Kuwait Bahrain Qatar Jordan Egypt Algeria USA (National) Saturday July 5, 2008 Senegal Tanzania South Africa Richmond, Virginia
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| Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - 09:45 pm First day of Jumad Thani 1429 AH in some countries Local Sighting: It was cloudy and rainy on the evening of Wednesday June 4, 2008 in many parts of central Virginia. Thursday June 5, 2008 Indonesia Malaysia Iran Iraq Saudi Kuwait UAE Jordan Egypt Algeria Morocco UK USA (National) Friday June 6, 2008 Bangladesh Pakistan Senegal South Africa Richmond, Virginia
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| Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 11:09 am Jumad Thani 1429 AH New moon = Tuesday June 3, 2008 3:23 PM EDST Not possible to see the moon on the evening of June 3, 2008 Next Day June 4, 2008 Sunset = 8:27 PM EDST Moonset = 10:00 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 2.4 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 30 Hours Its possible to see the moon on the evening of June 4, 2008. Hence Jumad Thani inshallah may start from Thursday June 5, 2008.
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| Friday, May 09, 2008 - 09:19 am First day of Jumad Awal 1429 AH in some countries Local Sighting: On the evening of Tuesday May 6, 2008 moon was seen in many parts of central Virginia. accordingly Jumad Awal started from Wednesday 7, 2008. National: According to Moonsighting.com "On Monday, May 5, 2008, Moon is not seen anywhere in the world, not even in North America, where it was calculated to be extremely difficult to see. However, it was seen on Tuesday, May 6, in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, many countries in Africa, UK, and USA..." Tuesday May 6, 2008 Saudi Arabia UAE Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Jordan Egypt Algeria Wednesday May 7, 2008 Indonesia Bangladesh Pakistan Iran Souh Africa North America
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| Friday, May 09, 2008 - 09:04 am Jumad Awal 1429 AH New moon = Monday May 5, 2008 8:18 AM EDST Sunset = 8:04 PM EDST Moonset = 8:48 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 0.6 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 12 Hours Very hard to see the moon on the evening of May 5, 2008 Next day May 6, 2008 Sunset = 8:04 PM EDST Moonset = 10:06 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 3.6 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 36 Hours Its possible to see the moon on the evening of May 6, 2008. Hence Jumad Awal inshallah may start from Wednesday May 7, 2008.
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| Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 11:07 am First day of Rabi Thani 1429 AH in some countries Local Sighting: It was cloudy and rainy on the evening of Sunday April 6, 2008 in many parts of central Virginia. Moon was not sighted in Central Virginia, accordingly Rabi Awal in the area was of 30 days and Rabi Thani started from Tuesday April 8, 2008. National: According to Moonsighting.com "Crescent Hilal of Rabi Ath-Thani 1429 was sighted on April 6, 2008G at several places in North America including Austin, Texas. Hence Rabiul-Awwal is 29 days and Rabi Ath-Thani 1429H starts on April 7 2008G in North America..." Monday April 7, 2008 Saudi Arabia UAE Jordan Algeria U.S.A. (National) Tuesday April 8, 2007 South Africa Richmond, Virginia Indonesia Bangladesh Pakistan Morocco Tanzania Senegal
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| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 09:23 am Rabi Thani 1429 AH New moon = Saturday April 5, 2008 10:54 PM EDST Next day April 6, 2008 Sunset = 6:37 PM EDST Moonset = 7:39 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 1.1 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 20 Hours Difficult but possible to see the moon on the evening of April 6, 2008 in Richmond Area, possible further west in the country. Next day April 7, 2008 Sunset = 6:37 PM EDST Moonset = 8:57 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 5.0 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 44 Hours Its possible to see the moon on the evening of April 7. Hence Rabi Thani inshallah may start from Tuesday April 8, 2008.
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| Monday, March 10, 2008 - 10:26 pm First day of Rabi Awwal 1429 AH in some countries Local Sighting: Some members of Muslim community in Richmond area did see the moon on the evening of Saturday March 8, 2008 soon after Maghrib (Sunset) time clear above the sky. National: According to Moonsighting.com "No Positive moon Sighting reports were received from anywhere in North America on March 7 2008G. We complete 30 days of the month of Safar 1429H. Rabi Al-Awwal starts on Sunday, March 9, 2008 in North America. Moonsighting on March 8, from Virginia and Florida is confirmed. The visibility map below is for March 8, 2008..." Sunday March 9, 2008 North America Indonesia Iraq Oman Saudi Arabia UAE Kuwait Jordan Algeria Morocco Senegal Tanzania UK Monday March 10, 2008 South Africa Australia India Bangladesh Pakistan
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| Monday, March 10, 2008 - 10:09 pm Rabi Awwal 1429 AH New moon = Friday March 7, 2008 12:12 PM EST Sunset = 6:10 PM EST Moonset = 6:24 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 0.1 percent, New Moon Moon Age at Sunset= about 6 Hours Very hard to see the moon on the evening of March 7, 2008 Next evening Saturday March 8, 2008 Sunset = 6:11 PM EST Moonset = 7:35 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 2.1 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 30 Hours Its possible to see the moon in Richmond Area, therefore the month of Rabi Awwal may start from Sunday March 9, 2008.
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| Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - 07:11 am First day of Safar 1429 AH in some countries Local Sighting: Muslims in Central Virginia did not see the moon on Thursday February 7, 2008 Magrib (sunset) time. Next day Friday February 8, 2008 number of local Muslims saw the moon clear in the sky. Therefore first of Safar based on local moon sighting in Richmond area started from Saturday February 9, 2008. National Sighting: According to Moonsighting "On Feb. 7, Thursday the Crescent Moon was reported SEEN in Arizona, and California USA. On Feb. 8, it was seen in Pakistan and westward in almost every country..." Friday February 8, 2008 Indonesia Saudi Arabia UAE Kuwait Bahrian Qatar Oman Jordan Egypt Algeria Saturday February 9, 2008 Richmond, Virginia South Africa Bangladesh Pakistan Morocco Senegal
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| Thursday, February 07, 2008 - 09:37 pm Safar 1429 AH New moon = Wednesday February 6, 2008 10:43 PM EST Next Day Thursday February 7, 2008 Sunset = 5:40 PM EST Moonset = 6:25 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 0.7 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 19 Hours It will be very hard to to see the moon on the evening of February 7, 2008 Next evening Friday February 8, 2008 Sunset = 5:41 PM EST Moonset = 7:33 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 3.7 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 43 Hours It is possible to see the moon, therefore the month of Safar may start from Saturday February 9, 2008.
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| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 09:13 pm First day of Muharram 1429 AH in some countries Local Sighting: Moon was seen on the evening of Wednesday January 9, 2008 in Richmond area. Therefore first of Muharram or new Islamic year based on local moon sighting in Richmond area started from Thursday January 10, 2008. National Sighting: According to Moonsighting "On January 9, Moon was seen in Australia, Indonesia, and many places in USA (Florida, and Maryland)..." Wednesday January 8, 2008 Libya Qatar Oman Lebanon Egypt Thursday January 9, 2008 Saudi Kuwait Bahrain Jordan Syria South Africa USA
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| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 08:53 pm Muharram 1429 AH New moon = Tuesday January 8, 2008 6:35 AM EST Tuesday January 8, 2008 Sunset = 5:08 PM EST Moonset = 5:19 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 0.3 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 11 hours Very difficult to see the moon in Richmond Area Next evening Wednesday January 9, 2008 Sunset = 5:09 PM EST Moonset = 6:24 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 2.2 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 35 Hours Its possible to see the Moon, therefore Muharram may start from Thursday January 10, 2008.
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