Moonsighting Tonight
Today is the 29th of Sha'ban, so the Moonsighting Committee must go out this evening at sunset and attempt to see a crescent. The UAE Committee always waits to see what the Saudi Arabian Moonsighting Committee has to say before they know if they've seen a crescent or not.
Invariably, someone will see a crescent; however, Saudi Arabia may not accept the sighting.
Under the current custom, called Umm Ul Qura, the moon must set after the sun for a sighting to be valid, and today the moon sets in Saudi Arabia at 18:25, while the sun does not set until 18:28.
Consequently, most on-line predictions are that the Moonsighting Committee will decide that no valid sighting has been made, and that Ramadan will start on Thursday, but the predictions have been wrong in the past.
So, about 22:00 this evening, we'll know if Ramadan starts tomorrow or Thursday.
Invariably, someone will see a crescent; however, Saudi Arabia may not accept the sighting.
Under the current custom, called Umm Ul Qura, the moon must set after the sun for a sighting to be valid, and today the moon sets in Saudi Arabia at 18:25, while the sun does not set until 18:28.
Consequently, most on-line predictions are that the Moonsighting Committee will decide that no valid sighting has been made, and that Ramadan will start on Thursday, but the predictions have been wrong in the past.
So, about 22:00 this evening, we'll know if Ramadan starts tomorrow or Thursday.
posted by Dubai@Random at 2:10 pm
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