Al-Marsad newspaper: The International Astronomy Center has set the date for Eid Al-Fitr 2022 in a number of Arab and Islamic countries.
Eid is Monday in countries and Tuesday in others for this reason
The International Astronomy Center stated in a statement yesterday, Thursday, that many countries began the blessed month of Ramadan on Saturday, April 2, 2022, and these countries will investigate the crescent of Eid Al-Fitr (Shawwal 1443 AH) on Saturday, April 30, corresponding to the 29th of Ramadan, while the countries of the month of Ramadan began on Sunday, April 3, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Oman, Jordan, Morocco and Ghana, and these countries will investigate the crescent on Sunday, May 1, corresponding to the 30th of Ramadan.
Countries where Eid is Monday
And the center added: “For the countries that will investigate the crescent on Saturday, April 30, seeing the crescent on that day is impossible because the moon sets before the sun and for the pairing to occur after sunset, and therefore these countries will complete several Ramadan 30 days, so that Monday, May 2, will be the happy Eid al-Fitr.” .
He pointed out that “for the countries that will investigate the crescent on Sunday, May 1, seeing the crescent on that day is not possible by any means from the continent of Australia around it, and it is possible with a telescope only from Central and Western Asia, most of Europe and southern Africa, and it is possible with the naked eye with difficulty from The African continent except for its south, western Europe, northern America and central South America, while the sighting of the crescent on that day is possible with the naked eye relatively easily from the United States and Central America.Therefore, it is expected that the majority of countries that will investigate the crescent on Sunday will announce that the period of Ramadan is 29 days and that Monday May 2 is Eid al-Fitr.
Eid countries are on Tuesday
While it is expected that Eid will be on Tuesday 3 May in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
The center added that, “With regard to the position of the crescent on Sunday, May 1 in some Arab and Islamic cities, the superficial calculations of the crescent at sunset are as follows:
In Jakarta, the moon sets 24 minutes after sunset, its age is 15 hours and 23 minutes, and vision is not possible even with a telescope. In Abu Dhabi, the moon sets 37 minutes after sunset, and its age is 18 hours and 13 minutes. In Riyadh, the moon sets 38 minutes after sunset, and its age is 18 hours and 36 minutes. In Amman and Jerusalem, the moon sets 42 minutes after sunset, and its age is 19 hours and 17 minutes. The vision in each of Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Amman and Jerusalem is possible using the telescope only. In Cairo, the moon sets 42 minutes after sunset, and its age is 19 hours and 23 minutes. In Rabat, the moon sets 49 minutes after sunset, and its age is 21 hours and 21 minutes, and vision in Cairo, Rabat and between them is possible using a telescope, and it can be seen with the naked eye with difficulty in the case of complete atmospheric purity.