Dr. Taha Rabeh, head of the National Institute for Astronomical and Geophysical Research in Egypt, said that the astronomical calculations conducted by the Institute’s Sun Research Laboratory show that the beginning of the month of “Dhu al-Hijjah” for the current Hijri year 1445 will fall on Friday, June 7th, to be on Sunday, June 16th. The first day of Eid Al-Adha, astronomically.
He added in a statement today that the “Dhul-Hijjah” crescent will be born directly at 2:39 pm Cairo time, on Thursday the 29th of Dhu al-Qi’dah of the current Hijri year, corresponding to next June 6, and it will remain in the sky of Mecca for 11 minutes, and in Cairo for a period of 10 minutes. 18 minutes after sunset on that day (sighting day), and in the governorates of the Arab Republic of Egypt for periods ranging between (12 – 20 minutes).
Rabeh pointed out that the new crescent will remain after sunset on that day in the sky of Arab and Islamic capitals and cities for periods ranging between (1 – 28 minutes), with the exception of Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta, where the moon sets 9 and 14 minutes before sunset, respectively.
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