The Moroccan Science Initiative Association ... Astronomer Ramadan 2018 will be Thursday May 17th

Arab Weather - The scientific astronomical calculations and estimates of the Moroccan Initiative for Science and Thought indicate that the next month of Sha`ban will be 29 days in Morocco, and the first day of Ramadan is Thursday May 17th, which is the same expected beginning in the United Arab Emirates according to the unified calendar, and Egypt according to the National Institute For astronomical and geophysical research, the Sultanate of Oman according to the Omani calendar, Syria according to the Syrian Astronomical Society, and the United Kingdom according to the United Kingdom's Wifaq Association.

The entire upcoming Ramadan will fall in the spring, which is the first Ramadan that comes out of the summer completely with all its days and nights, and after 5 years, i.e. 1444, the month of Ramadan will be in winter and its nights will be longer, God willing.

The longest day of Ramadan next is Thursday, June 14, which will be the last day of the holy month, when the period of fasting will be 16 hours and 9 minutes. As for the shortest day, it will be the first day, and the duration of fasting is 15 hours and 46 minutes.

The coming month of Ramadan will witness the phenomenon of "orthodoxy", which is the occurrence of the sun in one line with the Holy Kaaba, on May 27 at 9:18 am GMT, which is noon in Makkah, and at that time those in the Grand Mosque will notice the disappearance of the shadow of the Kaaba Supervisor and all the bodies completely and the meridian becomes zero, \.

It is possible to take advantage of this astronomical phenomenon in determining the direction of the qiblah in practical terms for those residing in regions geographically far from Mecca in the Arab countries and the regions adjacent to the Arctic, Africa, Europe, China, Russia and East Asia.

The Moroccan Initiative for Science and Thought asserts that it does not announce the beginning of the month of fasting, but rather only provides what it discovers scientifically, while the one in charge of this announcement is the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs.