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Safar moon may be sighted today

RECORDER REPORT KARACHI : The new Safar moon may be sighted today (Sunday). According to astronomical parameters th

Published December 25, 2011 Updated December 25, 2011 05:16am

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By Imad Uddin

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KARACHI: The new Safar moon may be sighted today (Sunday). According to astronomical parameters there is a slight chance of sighting.

Therefore, the first of Safar, 1433 AH may fall on Monday.

The moon crossed the conjunction line yesterday (Saturday) at 2306 Pakistan Standard Time (PST).

The sunset today will be at 1750 PST, and the evening civil twilight (ECTL) will be at 1815 PST. The moon will set at 1837 PST. Thus the age of the new moon will be 19 hours and nine minutes at ECTL. It will set 47 minutes after sunset and 22 minutes after ECTL.

At ECTL the moon will be at an altitude of three degrees and 41 minutes. It will be at an azimuth of 245 degrees and 22 minutes.

At sunset the moon will be at an altitude of eight degrees and 28 minutes. It will be at an azimuth of 242 degrees and 30 minutes.

Cool weather has been forecast.

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