Ramadan, Eidain and Hajj 1419 Dates
According to official Saudi Taqweem 1419 Ramadan starts in Saudi Arabia on Sat. Dec.
19, 1998, Eid al-Fitr is on Monday, Jan. 18, 1999, Hajj on Friday, March 29 and Eid-Adha
next day, on Saturday. The assumption is that a crescent
moon may be seen the previous evening on Dec.18, 1998, Jan. 17, and March 17,
1999. The fact is that a crescent
moon CANNOT be SEEN on these dates for obvious reasons.
| Date | Age | Sunset | Moonset | Angle | Altitude | Remark |
| Dec. 18, 1998 | -8.0 hr | 5.42 pm | 5.30pm | 5.8 | -2.4 | Before New Moon. Moon sets BEFORE sun |
| Jan. 17, 1999 | -0.48min | 6.01 | 5.56 | 2.3 | -0.8 | Before conjunction. Moon sets BEFORE sun |
| Mar. 17, 1999 | -3.3hr | 6.31 | 6.19 | 3.4 | -2.6 | Before conjunction. Moon sets BEFORE sun |
Obviously, a crescent moon CANNOT be SEEN on any of these dates in Saudi Arabia. How can
you see a moon before it's
birth and when the moon had already set before the sunset?
Ramadan1419 Dec. 20, 98 (Sunday)
Moon's Visibility Map Sat., Dec. 19,1998 Evening
Insha-Allah Ramadan will begin on Dec. 20, 1998 in North America only. In the rest of the
world it will begin on Monday, Dec. 21, 1998.
Official Saudi date: Dec. 19, 1998 (Saturday)
(On Dec. 18 the New Moon is not born in Makka. The moon sets 1-2 minutes BEFORE the
sun there. It CANNOT BE SEEN IN MAKKA OR CAIRO.)
Eid al-Fitr Jan. 19, 1999 (Tuesday)
Moon's Visibility Map Mon, Jan. 18, 1999 Evening
Eid al-Fitr will be, insha-Allah on Tuesday, Jan. 19 except in Australia, Indonesia,
B-desh, India, Pakistan, etc.
Saudi date: Jan. 18, 1999 (Monday)
(On Jan. 17, 1999 Moon sets 5 minutes BEFORE sunset in Makka and 3 minutes BEFORE
sun in Cairo. The New Moon is NOT BORN yet, and CANNOT BE SEEN in S. Arabia or Egypt).
Eid al-Adha March 28, 1999 (Sunday)
Moon's Visibility Map Thu., Mar. 18, 1999 Evening
Eid al-Adha will be Insha-Allah on Sunday, March 28. Countries east of Yemen will
celebrate it a day later on Monday, Mar. 29. 1999
Saudi Hajj date: March 26, 1999 (Friday)
(On Mar. 17,1999 the New Moon is NOT BORN in Makka. The moon sets 12 minutes
Before the sun. Sighting impossible on Mar. 17, 1999 in Saudi Arabia or
Cairo.)
Don't believe claims of actual sighting on Dec. 18, 1998, Jan.17 and Mar. 17, 1999. How can anyone see a moon before its birth in Makka, or Cairo? The dates given above are based on expected actual sightings.
For reliable information on actual sightings of a crescent moon in any part of the
world every month or for the visibility map for this Ramadan and Eidain please call or
write to us.
Article by Dr. Omar Afzal
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