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| Wednesday, February 13, 2002 - 11:52 am First day of Zul-Hijja 1422 AH There were no moon sightings in metro Richmond area on the evening of Tuesday February 12, 2002. Majority of Imams in metro Richmond area have decided that Eid-ul-Adha will start from Saturday February 23, 2002. They will finalize the time and the Imam for the prayers soon. According to ISNA Wednesday February 13, 2002 Afternoon: "The National Shura Council and the Fiqh Council decided, based on procedures of local moon sighting, the hilal was not sighted anywhere in North America on February 12th, which was the 29th day of Zhul Qa’dah. Therefore, the 10th of Zhul Hijjah will fall on Saturday, February 23rd." Full Press Release ISNA's Explanation and same day, according to Moonsighting.com: "10th Zul-Hijjah in North America will be on Feb 23, 2002, Saturday. Moon was not seen anywhere in North America on Feb 12" Wednesday February 13, 2002 Indonesia Saudi Arabia Jordan Syria Nigeria Thursday February 14, 2002 Malaysia Bangladesh Brunei Iran Morocco South Africa Kenya UK Canada USA Guyana Pakistan
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| Thursday, February 07, 2002 - 08:39 am Zul Hijja 1422 AH New moon = Tuesday February 12, 2002 2:41 AM EST Sunset = 5:46 PM EST Moonset = 6:09 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 0.5 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 15 Hours Virtually impossible to see the moon on the evening of February 12, 2002 According to moonsighting.com moon may be sighted in Hawaii. Next day Wednesday February 13, 2002 Sunset = 5:47 PM EST Moonset = 7:07 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 2.6 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 39 Hours Moon is expected to be clearly visible. Hence first day of Zul Hijja inshallah is expected to be Thursday February 14, 2002. Hence Eid-ul-Adha (10th of Zul Hijja) base on moon sighting may start on Saturday February 23, 2002.
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| Tuesday, January 15, 2002 - 07:21 am First day of Zul Qa'adah 1422 AH Tuesday January 15, 2002 Malaysia Iran Saudi Arabia Jordan Syria South Africa North America Wednesday January 15, 2002 Pakistan
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| Thursday, January 10, 2002 - 07:35 am Zul Qa'dah 1422 AH New moon = Sunday January 13, 2002 8:29 AM EST Sunset = 5:13 PM EST Moonset = 5:21 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 0.2 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 9 Hours Virtually impossible to see the moon on the evening of January 13, 2002 Next day January 14, 2002 Sunset = 5:14 PM EST Moonset = 6:20 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 1.9 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 33 Hours Therefore its possible to see the Moon. Hence first day of Zul Qa'dah inshallah is expected to be Tuesday January 15, 2002.
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| Tuesday, December 18, 2001 - 12:01 pm First day of Shawal 1422 AH, Eid-ul-Fitr There were no reported moon sighting in Metro Richmond on Friday December 14, 2001. According to ICNA "The National Islamic Shura Council of North America with the consultation of Islamic Fiqh Council of North America has decided that based on the indisputable astronomical information of a Solar Eclipse occurring on the afternoon of Friday, December 14, 2001, and upon the recommendation of experts, the Hilal of Shawwal 1422 AH will not be visible on the evening of Friday, December 14, 2001, from anywhere in the world. So, Insha Allah, Eid ul Fitr will be on Sunday, December 16, 2001." Saturday December 16, 2001 Thailand Nigeria Libya Sunday December 17, 2001 Maldives Saudi Arabia Kuwait UAE Bahrain Qatar Yemen Iraq Jordan Palestine Syria Lebanon Egypt Sudan Tunisia Algeria Norway Indonesia Malaysia Brunei Iran Oman South Africa Bosnia and Herzegovi UK USA Canada Guyana Trinidad and Tobago Monday December 17, 2001 Mauritius India Pakistan Morocco
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| Friday, November 30, 2001 - 08:54 am Eid-ul-Fitr 1422 AH New moon = December 14, 2001 3:47 PM EST Sunset = 4:52 PM EST Moonset = 4:50 PM EST Visibility = 0.0 percent Virtually impossible to see the moon on December 14, 2001 Next day Sunset = 4:52 PM EST Moonset = 5:40 PM EST Visibility = 1.2 percent There might not be any local sighting as moon will be very thin. "Remember, on Dec 14, it would be a solar eclipse and crescent cannot be seen on that day anywhere in the world. So, if sighting is a criterion, Eid cannot be on Dec 15. Accordingly, Dec 16 (Sunday) would be Eid in North America" (Moonsighting) Therefore its expected that first day of Eid-ul-Fitr 1422 AH will be Sunday December 16, 2001
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| Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 08:20 am First day of Ramadan 1422 AH "According to Shura Council's decision, the moon has been sighted in North America on 11/15. Therefore the First of Ramadan will be on Friday" (ICNA) "The Islamic Shura Council of North America, of which ISNA is a member, agreed that Ramadan moon was sighted in Tucson Arizona on the evening of Thursday, November 15, 2001. Therefore, Friday, November 16 will be the first day of Ramadan in North America." (Moonsighting) Friday November 16, 2001 USA & Canada Saudi Nigeria Algeria Kuwait Qatar Bahrian UAE Jordan Palestine Iraq Libya Yemen Maldives Syria Lebanon Egypt Tunisia Bosnia and Herzegovi Belgium Saturday November 17, 2001 South Africa Indonesia Malaysia Oman Morocco Mauritania Pakistan
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| Thursday, October 25, 2001 - 09:41 am Ramadan 1422 AH New moon = November 15, 2001 1:40 AM EST Sunset = 4:58 PM EST Moonset = 5:31 PM EST Visibility = 0.5 percent Virtually impossible to see the moon on November 15, 2001 Next day November 16, 2001 Sunset = 4:58 PM EST Moonset = 6:15 PM EST Visibility = 3.2 percent Therefore first day of Ramadan 1422 AH is expected to be on Saturday November 17, 2001
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| Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 07:39 am First day of Shabaan 1422 AH According to Moonsighting.com "Sha'ban moon is sighted by naked eye from Mombasa (Kenya), many places in S. Africa, Trinidad, Guyana, Feyettville NC, Opa Locka FL, and Buena Park CA on October 17 just as expected by calculations." Wednesday October 17, 2001 Yemen Jordan Nigeria Thursday October 18, 2001 USA South Africa Malaysia Maldives Iran Syria Bosnia and Herzegovi Friday October 19, 2001 Pakistan
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| Monday, October 15, 2001 - 09:00 am Shabaan 1422 AH New moon for this month will born on Tuesday October 16, 2001 at 3:23 PM. At 6:31 PM sunset time, moon will be only about three hours old and only 0.1 % visible. However next day Wednesday October 17, 2001 6:29 PM sunset time it will be possible, although hard to see the moon as it will be 1.9% illuminated and aged more than 24 hours. Therefore first day of Shabaan 1422 AH is expected to be Thursday October 18, 2001.
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| Thursday, September 20, 2001 - 07:35 am First day of Rajab 1422 AH Rajab moon was not sighted anywhere in USA on Sep 17. It was also not seen in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Bosnia. However, on Sep 18, it was seen as East as Maldives, then in Saudi Arabia, then in Turkey, then in Jordan, and of course in USA Tuesday September 18, 2001 Maldives Yemen Saudi Jordan Bosnia and Herzegovi Wednesday September 19, 2001 Brunei Iran Qatar Syria Morocco USA Pakistan South Africa
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| Sunday, September 16, 2001 - 06:56 pm Rajab 1422 AH New moon for this month will born on Monday September 17,2001 at 5:27 AM EDST. At 7:15 PM EDST sunset time, moon will be only 0.6% visible and about 14 hours old. It will be virtually impossible to see the moon. However on Tuesday September 18, 2001, at 7:14 PM EDST sunset time moon will be 3.7% illuminated. Its possible for moon to be visible, therefore first day of Rajab 1422 AH is expected to be Wednesday September 19, 2001.
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| Tuesday, August 21, 2001 - 07:24 am First day of Jumad Thani 1422 AH On Sunday August 19 2001, crescent for Jumad Thani was seen by telescope in Jordan, and by naked eye in Florida, Utah, Arizona, and California, just as calculated. The crescent moon was not sighted in South Africa on Sunday August 19, 2001. Sunday August 19, 2001 Nigeria Monday August 20, 2001 North America UAE Indonesia Maldives Brunei Jordan Syria Saudi Bosnia and Herzegovi Tuesday August 21, 2001 South Africa Pakistan Kenya Iran
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| Tuesday, August 14, 2001 - 08:30 am Rabi Thani 1422 AH New moon for Rabi Thani will born on Saturday August 18, 2001 at 10:55 PM EDST. Therefore moon will not be visible at 7:58 PM EDST sunset time. Next day Sunday August 19, 2001 at 7:56 PM EDST sunset time moon will be almost 21 hours of age but only 1.4% illuminated. So its possible to see the moon, although it might be very thin. So the first day of Rabi Thani 1422 AH is expected to be on Monday August 20, 2001.
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| Monday, July 23, 2001 - 08:33 am First day of Jumad Awal 1422 AH Saturday July 21, 2001 Jordan Syria Nigeria Sunday July 22, 2001 Malaysia Brunei Darussalam Maldives Iran Saudi Kenya UAE Monday July 23, 2001 South Africa Pakistan
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| Tuesday, July 17, 2001 - 07:36 am Jamad Awal 1422 AH This month moon will born on Friday July 20, 2001 at 3:44 PM EDST. At 8:27 PM EDST sunset time, moon will be very young and barely visible, so almost impossible to see the moon. However next day on Saturday July 21, 2001 at Maghrib time moon will be quite old and 2.2 % visible. So its possible that moon will be visible on that evening. Therefore first day of Jumad Awal 1422 AH inshallah will be Sunday July 22, 2001.
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| Monday, June 25, 2001 - 07:27 am First day of Rabi Thani 1422 AH Moon was sighted in many places in North America on Friday June 22, 2001. Therefore Rabi Thani 1422 AH started on Saturday June 23, 2001. Friday June 22, 2001 Saudi Arabia Jordan Nigeria Bosnia and Herzegovi Saturday June 23, 2001 North America South Africa Malaysia Iran Brunei Algeria Sunday June 24, 2001 Pakistan
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| Tuesday, June 19, 2001 - 07:54 am Rabi Thani 1422 New moon will be born on June 21, 2001 at 7:58 AM EST. At 8:34 PM EST Maghrib time moon visibility will be only 0.3% and since it will be only 12.5 hours old it will be nearly impossible to see the moon. However at 8:34 PM EST Maghrib time on June 22, 2001 moon will be 3.3% illuminated and older than 17 hours, therefore would be visible in most places. Therefore first day of Rabi Thani 1422 AH will be Saturday June 23, 2001.
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| Thursday, May 24, 2001 - 07:23 am First day of Rabi Awal 1422 A.H. Moon was sighted in Utah and Arizona on the evening of May 23, 2001. Therefore Rabi Awal starts on Thursday May 24, 2001. Thursday May 24, 2001 North America Singapore Jordan Saudi Arabia UAE Bahrain Qatar Kuwait Oman Friday May 25, 2001 South Africa Pakistan
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| Wednesday, May 16, 2001 - 07:37 am Rabi Awal 1422 AH New moon will be born on May 22, 2001 at 10:46 PM EST. It will be impossible to see the moon as sunset time for May 22, 2001 will be 8:18 PM EST. However on May 23, 2001 at sunset time 8:19 PM EST, moon will be about 21 hours old, its possible to see the moon, but with difficulty as moon will be only 1.0 % iluminated. Based on this information, Rabi Awal 1422 AH is expected to start on Thursday May 24, 2001.
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| Wednesday, April 25, 2001 - 09:52 am First day of Safar 1422 AH In United States, moon was sighted in Texas and Arizona. Therefore Safar 1422 starts on Wednesday April 25, 2001. Tuesday April 24, 2001 Jordan Wednesday April 25, 2001 North America Brunei Maldives Oman South Africa Thursday April 26, 2001 Pakistan
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| Monday, April 16, 2001 - 08:06 am Safar 1422 AH New moon for this month will be born on Monday April 23, 2001 at about 11:25 AM EST. At 7:52 PM EST sunset time moon will be only 0.3% illuminated and close to 8 hours old. Muslim astronomers agree that it will be nearly impossible to see the moon. Next day Tuesday April 24, 2001 at sunset time 7:53 PM EST, moon will be 2.2 % illuminated so its possible to see the moon. Based on this, first day of Safar 1422 AH is expected to be Wednesday April 25, 2001.
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| Tuesday, March 27, 2001 - 07:17 am First day of Muharram 1422 Moon was sighted in Texas and Arizona on Sunday March 25, 2001. Therefore Muharram 1422 in United States started on Monday March 26, 2001. First day in other countries: Sunday March 25, 2001 Nigeria Monday March 26, 2001 Brunei Maldives Yemen Saudi Jordan South Africa Bosnia and Herzegovi Tuesday March 27, 2001 Kenya Pakistan
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| Thursday, March 15, 2001 - 04:09 pm Muharram 1422 AH In North America, new moon will be on the evening of Saturday March 24, 2001 at 8:21 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). Sunset on that day will be at 6:25 PM EST. Next evening Sunday March 25, 2001 moon will be about 22 hours old at 6:26 PM EST the time for sunset, its possible to see the moon but with difficulty due to 1.0 % visibility. Moon will be visible until 7:09 PM EST. Base on this, new Islamic year 1422 AH or 1st of Muharram is expected to be on Monday March 26, 2001.
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