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The Shawwal moon should be sighted today (Thursday). Shawwal One, 1426 AH, ie Eid, should fall tomorrow (Friday). According to astronomical parameters there is a very good chance of sighting the Shawwal moon today.

The moon crossed the conjunction line yesterday (Wednesday) at 06:25 Pakistan Standard Time (PST). The sunset today will be at 17:51 PST, and evening civil twilight (ECTL) will be at 18:15 PST. The moon will set at 18:40 PST.

Thus the age of the new moon will be 35 hours and 50 minutes at ECTL. It will set 49 minutes after sunset and 25 minutes after ECTL.

At the time of ECTL the moon will be at an altitude of four degrees and 48 minutes and at an azimuth of 241 degrees and one minute.

At the time of sunset the moon will be at an altitude of nine degrees and 19 minutes and at an azimuth of 238 degrees and 19 minutes.

PHASES OF THE MOON:





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NEW MOON IST QUARTER

D H M D H M

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NOV 02 06 25 NOV 09 06 57

FULL MOON LAST QUARTER

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D H M D H M

NOV 16 05 57 NOV 24 03 11

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