Ramadhan & Eid ul-Fitr 1421AH (2000CE)
Ramadhan
The month of Ramadhan begins after the sighting of the lunar crescent on the previous evening.
The coloured bands on the maps below indicate areas of the world where the crescent is likely to be visible on the date indicated:
Source: The Revival's original website
Map produced with MoonCalc 5.2 by Dr Monzur Ahmed using Yallop/RGO criterion
Zone A: crescent easily visible with naked eye
Zone B: crescent visible with naked eye if conditions perfect
Zone C: may need optical aid to find crescent before naked eye sighting
Zone D: crescent visible with optical aid only
It is expected that the new crescent moon will be visible from parts of North, Central and South America and possibly West Africa on the evening of 26th Nov 2000.
It is expected that the new moon will be visible from the rest of the world on the evening of 27th Nov 2000.
Note that the new moon will NOT be visible from anywhere on the evening of 25th Nov 2000.
Hence pending actual moon sighting, Ramadhan should begin in the Americas and possibly West Africa on 27th Nov 2000 and the rest of the world on 28th Nov 2000.
Eid ul-Fitr
Eid ul-Fitr occurs after the end of the month of Ramadhan. Eid is celebrated after the sighting of the new crescent on the previous evening.
The coloured bands on the map below indicate areas of the world where the crescent is likely to be visible on the date indicated:
Source: The Revival's original website
Map produced with MoonCalc 5.2 by Dr Monzur Ahmed using Yallop/RGO criterion of visibility
Zone A: crescent easily visible with naked eye
Zone B: crescent visible with naked eye if conditions perfect
Zone C: may need optical aid to find crescent before naked eye sighting
Zone D: crescent visible with optical aid only
It is expected that the new moon will be visible from North and South America, Africa (esp west coast) and possibly parts of the Middle East on the evening of 26th Dec 2000.
It is expected that the new moon will be visible from the rest of the world on the evening of 27th Dec 2000.
Hence pending actual moon sighting, Eid ul-Fitr should be on 27th Dec 2000 for the Americas and possibly Africa and Middle East and 28th Dec 2000 for the rest of the world.
The maps on this page were produced by the computer program MoonCalc by Dr. Monzur Ahmed.
This article is from The Revival's first website, where its publication date was not recorded. The date shown above is approximate.
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