Lunar Visibility for Toronto
The following diagrams show the orientation of the new crescent Moon at the location you have chosen. These diagrams are produced for the first few days of the lunar cycle until the sightings become easily visible (category A). They provide the azimuth and altitude for the Moon at the "best time" for observation which is 4/7 of the interval between sunset and moonset.
To the right of each diagram, we have given the time of sunset, the azimuth of sunset and the age of the Moon at sunset. Diagrams are not provided when the new moon occurs before local sunset. The time of moonset is also provided along with a classification which indicates the ease with which the Moon could be observed.
You will see some other labels on the diagrams. The letter Z indicates the direction of the Zenith, the point in the sky directly above you. NCP indicates the direction of the North Celestial Pole, one of the two points around which the sky appears to rotate during the course of the night. MBL shows the position of the moon's bright limb, the centre of the illuminated portion of the limb of the Moon. The circle surrounding the Moon has tick marks every five degrees to help you check the orientation of the crescent.
Please note, all times are given in Standard Time (ST) i.e. Universal Time (UT) corrected for the time zone in which your location is situated. No account is taken of daylight savings time (summer time). If daylight savings time is active, please add one hour to the times given below.
The previous new moon occurred on 2010 August 09 at 22h 08m ST.
Based on Ummul Qura Calendar System of Saudi Arabia and official announcement of sighting moon:
Ramadan starts (1 Ramadan 1431) 11 August 2010
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11th Aug/ 2010=1 Ramadhan, 1431
http://www.hussainiat.com/calendar/calendar.asp?month=8&year=2010
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Sighting Reports
The earliest sighting of the new crescent was on xxxxxxx.
Tuesday, 10 August 2010:
# Australia:
1. Not Seen: (cloudy and rainy)Muhammad Khatree (MCW member), Brisbane, QL reported: The moon was not sighted anywhere in Brisbane tonight. The weather has been cloudy and rainy throughout the entire day.
2. Cannot be Seen: ZS (zfrsdq@gmail.com) reported: Sydney Observatory report: http://www.sydneyobservatory.com.au/blog/?p=3908
# Brunei:
1. Not Seen: Mr. Ideal Abi Hakims from Brunei Darussalam reported: I wish to inform you that Ramadhan crescent has not been sighted in Brunei Darussalam on August 10, 2010. Ramadhan will be on August 12, 2010 ( Syaaban 30 days completion )
# India:
1. Not Seen: (cloudy) Abdul Gaffar (MCW member) from Manipur reported: On 10 Aust 2010 at 18:10 Indian Standard Time, no moon is sighted at Imphal town, Manipur, India. Tthe sky was cloudy.
# Kuwait:
1. Not Seen: Dr Lukman Thalib (MCW member) reported: It appears that Kuwait might announce the beginning of fasting tonight and if that happens then the first day of fasting would be 11th of August like in North America. The first day of fasting in Kuwait is usually coordinated with neighbouring gulf arab countries particularly Saudi Arabia.
Leading Kuwaiti expert on Moonsighting has suggested it is most likely that 11 August 2010 becomes our first day of fasting.. So we begin tueday night and fast on Wednessday as our first day if his predictions come true. Otherwise we begin fasting on thursday. Saudi announcement is important in this matter though.
Insha Allah will send you a report as soon as ramadhan is declared. It would take 6-8 hours from now for us to know if we would fast Wednessday or Thursday.
# Malaysia:
1. Not Seen: (But Ramadan starts Wednesday based on calculations)Zaki Afifi (MCW member) from Seremban reported: Today, August 10th 2010, I was not at a strategic location to perform moon sighting. Visibility was rather limited. Nonetheless, I still went out as an act of obedience, and the new moon was not sighted. Report from colleague at the nearest official moon sighting location (Teluk Kemang) also reported negative.
The government anyway has announced that Ramadhan in Malaysia starts tonight, meaning that the first day of saum will be on Wednesday, taking into account the hisab, that the new moon is already more than 8 hours old at maghrib.
2. Not Seen: Mohd Fahmi Bin Zakaria (MCW member) from Pontian Kechil, Johor reported: On Tuesday, August 10, 2010, we ( Mohd fahmi bin zakaria and firdaus bin mazlan) cannot see the moon with naked eye also cannot see through telescope. The place was at pontian kechil, johor, malaysia (1:29N 103:23E).
Wednesday, 11 August 2010:
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U.S. Naval Observatory
Astronomical Applications Department
Sun and Moon Data for One Day
The following information is provided for New York, New York (longitude W73.9, latitude N40.7):
Tuesday
10 August 2010 Eastern Daylight Time
SUN
Begin civil twilight 5:31 a.m.
Sunrise 6:01 a.m.
Sun transit 1:01 p.m.
Sunset 8:00 p.m.
End civil twilight 8:30 p.m.
MOON
Moonset 7:36 p.m. on preceding day
Moonrise 6:37 a.m.
Moon transit 1:29 p.m.
Moonset 8:09 p.m.
Moonrise 7:55 a.m. on following day
Phase of the Moon on 10 August: waxing crescent with 1% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
New Moon on 9 August 2010 at 11:08 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
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Sun and Moon Data for One Day
The following information is provided for New York, New York (longitude W73.9, latitude N40.7):
Wednesday
11 August 2010 Eastern Daylight Time
SUN
Begin civil twilight 5:32 a.m.
Sunrise 6:02 a.m.
Sun transit 1:01 p.m.
Sunset 7:59 p.m.
End civil twilight 8:29 p.m.
MOON
Moonset 8:09 p.m. on preceding day
Moonrise 7:55 a.m.
Moon transit 2:23 p.m.
Moonset 8:39 p.m.
Moonrise 9:11 a.m. on following day
Phase of the Moon on 11 August: waxing crescent with 4% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
New Moon on 9 August 2010 at 11:08 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
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Aug. 10 03 08 GMT (Birth of Moon)
Aug. 16 18 14 (First Quarter)
Aug. 24 17 05 (Full Moon)
Sept. 1 17 22 (Last Quarter)
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For Kuwait
Visibility Predictions for the New Crescent Moon
Kuwait
Longitude E048 00
Latitude N29 20
Time Zone - 03h 00m
Times are in Standard Time = GMT + 03h 00m
New Moon Birth Date Sun Moon at Sunset Moon Lag BEST Code
+ Set Az Age Alt Az DAZ Mag El Set Time TIME
year mth day h m d mth day h m o h m o o o o h m m h m
2010 Aug 10 06 08 Tues
0 Tues Aug 10 18 33 288 12 25 0 280 8 -4.3 8 18 39 6 18 36 F
1 Wed Aug 11 18 32 288 36 24 9 269 19 -5.8 22 19 18 45 18 52 A
A Easily visible
B Visible under perfect conditions
C May need optical aid to find the crescent Moon
D Will need optical aid to find the crescent Moon
E Not visible with a telescope
F Not visible, below the Danjon limit
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