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CRESCENT OBSERVATION REPORT FOR HAJJ MONTH

Posted in 2017-08-22
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The University Astronomical Observatory in Hawtat Sudair issued a report on the conditions of Hajj month crescent observation for the year 1438.  The report stated that after the completion of the astronomical calculations of the longitude and width of the city of Hawtat Sudair as the place of observation on Monday, 29 according to Om Al-Qura calendar, the observational data of the Observatory indicate that the crescent will be at 284 degrees northwest at 18:06 pm after the central coupling occurs at 9:48 am during the total eclipse in USA.