International Astronomy issues a new statement regarding the date of sighting of the crescent of Ramadan 2024

The International Astronomy Center announced that seeing the Ramadan crescent on Sunday, March 10 is not possible from anywhere in the Arab and Islamic world, whether with the naked eye or using a telescope.

A statement issued today, Monday, by the International Astronomy Center indicated that on Monday, March 11, the crescent can be seen with the naked eye relatively easily from all regions of the Islamic world.

The center explained in its statement that the central conjunction will occur on Sunday, March 10, which means that seeing the crescent is not possible on that day from anywhere in the Arab and Islamic world, whether with the naked eye or using a telescope, while seeing the crescent is possible using a telescope from parts of the Americas. , especially from the western parts.

Possible with the naked eye
According to international astronomy, seeing the crescent on Monday, March 11 is possible with the naked eye relatively easily from all regions of the Islamic world, and anyone who wishes to see the crescent on that day can look to the west about 15 to 25 minutes after sunset from a place where its western horizon is exposed, and search for the crescent. Close to the area where the sun has set, the crescent will appear thin and close to the horizon, and soon it will also set about 60 to 80 minutes after sunset.

Accordingly, for countries that require the correct sighting of the crescent from somewhere in the Islamic world, it is expected that these countries will begin the month of Ramadan on Tuesday, March 12.

Most Islamic countries began the month of Shaban on Sunday, February 11, 2024, and accordingly, most countries will see the Ramadan crescent on Sunday, March 10, and the central conjunction will occur on that day at nine in the morning GMT, and the moon will set after sunset in almost all regions of the Islamic world.

Egyptian Fatwa: Ramadan crescent poll on March 10
It is noteworthy that the Egyptian Fatwa House announced that the crescent of the month of Ramadan 2024 will be surveyed on Sunday, corresponding to next March 10, corresponding to the 29th of Shaban 1445 AH.

The National Institute for Astronomical and Geophysical Research indicated that the crescent of the month of Ramadan for the year 1445 AH is born immediately after the conjunction occurs, at exactly 11:02 AM local Cairo time, on Sunday, the 10th of next March, corresponding to the 29th of Shaban 1445 AH. .