Muharram 1442H

  • Posted on: August 19, 2020

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم    

الحمد لله الذي جعل الشمس والقمر بحسبان، وأهل علينا الهلال باليمن والإيمان، صلى الله عليه وعلى أصحابه ومن تبعهم بإحسان، أما بعد  

Striving to Revive the Important Sunnah of Monthly Moonsighting

Muharram 1442

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

Dear Brothers/Sisters in Islam,

 

Please make a group effort to sight the Hilal on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, for the month of Muharram 1442

Take your important part in this blessed effort. If we all try to sight the moon in our respective vicinities, this will automatically negate false reports.

 

Alhamdulillah, by the joint effort of all the Ulama and great cooperation throughout the States, we have revived this forgotten Sunnah of moonsighting throughout the year in many localities, all across the nation. 

 

The birth of the Hilal for Muharram 1442 will take place on August 18, 2020, at 10:42 PM EST.

 

Information About the Hilal

Details for major cities on the 29th of Zul Hijjah, Wednesday, August 19, 2020 are given below.

 

All times are in their respective local time zones.

Muharram 1442 AH

29th of Zul Hijjah 1441  – Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Region

Cities

Sunset

Moonset

Lag Time1

Moon Age2

Altitude3

Best Time to Sight

Northeast

Boston

7:38 pm

8:27 pm

49 m

20:56

8:00 pm

New York

7:47 pm

8:36 pm

49 m

21:05

8:09 pm

New Jersey

7:48 pm

8:37 pm

49 m

21:06

8:10 pm

Baltimore

7:56 pm

8:45 pm

49 m

21:14

8:18 pm

South

Ft. Lauderdale

7:52 pm

8:43 pm

50 m

21:10

10˚

8:15 pm

Atlanta

8:19 pm

9:09 pm

50 m

21:37

8:41 pm

Midwest

Detroit

8:26 pm

9:16 pm

50 m

21:44

8:48 pm

Chicago

7:44 pm

8:34 pm

50 m

22:02

8:06 pm

Southwest

Houston

7:57 pm

8:49 pm

52 m

22:15

10˚

8:21 pm

West

Stockton

7:52 pm

8:46 pm

54 m

24:10

8:16 pm

San Francisco

7:56 pm

8:50 pm

54 m

24:14

8:20 pm

San Diego

7:28 pm

8:22 pm

54 m

23:46

10˚

7:52 pm

Northwest

Seattle

8:13 pm

9:06 pm

52 m

24:31

8:37 pm

Oregon

8:10 pm

9:03 pm

53 m

24:28

8:34 pm

Canada

Montreal

7:54 pm

8:43 pm

49 m

21:12

8:16 pm

Lag Time = time between sunset and moonset

Moon Age = number of hours after moon-birth (at sunset time)

Altitude = apparent height of moon above the horizon (measured as an angle)

 

JazaakAllah Khair,

Central Hilal Committee (CHC)

www.HilalCommittee.org

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