Revealing the date of Eid al-Fitr in many countries, including Morocco.

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Based on astronomical calculations, the date of Eid al-Fitr has been revealed in many countries, including Morocco.

In this context, the International Astronomy Center said that the countries that will investigate the crescent today, Monday, April 8, will find it impossible to see it, due to the moon setting before the sun and the conjunction occurring after sunset, and thus these countries will complete the month of Ramadan for thirty days, so that Wednesday, April 10, will be the day. Eid al-Fitr there.

He added that the countries that will investigate the crescent on Tuesday, April 9, can see the crescent using a telescope from the east of the world and from South Africa, and it is possible with the naked eye with difficulty from Central Asia and the center of the African continent, and seeing the crescent is possible with the naked eye relatively easily from West Asia, North Africa, and most of Europe and most of the Americas. Accordingly, it is expected that most of these countries will announce the sighting of the crescent on that day, so that Wednesday, April 10, will be Eid al-Fitr in them as well. It is not unlikely that both India and Bangladesh will announce that the sighting of the crescent on Tuesday has not been confirmed, so that Eid al-Fitr will be on Thursday, April 11.

The Center confirmed that the position of the crescent on Tuesday, April 9, in some Arab and Islamic cities, according to the surface calculations of the crescent at sunset, will be as follows: In Rabat, the moon will set after 69 minutes of sunset, and its age is 22 hours and 57 minutes, while in Abu Dhabi, the moon will set after 51. One minute after sunset, he was 19 hours and 35 minutes old. In Riyadh, the moon sets 53 minutes after sunset, and its age is 20 hours. In Amman and Jerusalem, the moon sets 60 minutes after sunset, and its age is 20 hours and 38 minutes. In Cairo, the moon sets 59 minutes after sunset, and its age is 20 hours and 47 minutes. Visibility in Rabat, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Amman, Jerusalem and Cairo is possible with the naked eye if the atmosphere is clear.

It is noteworthy that the minimum duration of the crescent that could be seen with the naked eye was 29 minutes, while the minimum duration of the crescent that could be seen with the naked eye was 15 hours and 33 minutes. It is not sufficient for the crescent to remain and its age to exceed these values ​​to be able to see it, as the visibility of the crescent is related to other factors such as its angular distance from The sun and its distance from the horizon at the time of observation.

The same center indicated that many jurists and astronomers believe that there is no need to look for the crescent after sunset on Monday, March 11, 2024, from areas where the moon sets before the sun, because the moon is not present in the sky at that time, and therefore seeing the crescent is impossible on that day. Conclusive of those areas, and this is known in advance through definitive scientific calculations.

The Center published a map showing the extent to which it is possible to see the crescent of Shawwal on Tuesday, April 9, from all regions of the world, so that it is impossible to see it from the areas located in the red color of the moon setting before the sun or/and the occurrence of surface conjunction after sunset, and it is not possible with a telescope or with the eye. Stripped of uncolored areas.

It remains possible to see the crescent only using a telescope from areas located in blue, and it is possible using a telescope from areas located in pink. It is possible to see the crescent with the naked eye in the case of complete atmospheric clarity and monitoring by an experienced observer, and it is also possible with the naked eye from areas located in green color.