Ramazan moon may be sighted today

The new Ramazan moon may be sighted today (Monday), according to astronomical parameters. Therefore, there is a fair chance that Ramazan One, 1429 AH should fall tomorrow (Tuesday). The moon crossed the conjunction line yesterday (Sunday) at 0058 Pakistan Summer Time (PST).

The sunset today will be at 1851 PST, and the evening civil twilight (ECTL) will be at 1914 PST. The moon will set at 1940 PST. Thus the age of the new moon will be 42 hours and 16 minutes at ECTL. It will set 49 minutes after sunset and 26 minutes after ECTL.

At the time of ECTL the moon will be at an altitude of five degrees and 41 minutes and at an azimuth of 263 degrees and six minutes. At sunset the moon will be at an altitude of ten degrees and 41 minutes. It will be at an azimuth of 260 degrees and 45 minutes. The weather is expected to be cloudy to partly cloudy.