Saudi Arabia is investigating the crescent of Shaaban next Monday... Details and expectations of the results of the investigation

Weather of Arabia - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the countries of the Arab and Islamic world are investigating the crescent of the month of Sha'ban after sunset on Monday, February 20, 2023.

Astronomical calculations indicate that the central conjunction will occur at 10:05 am Riyadh time, the sun will set in Makkah Al-Mukarramah at 6:21 minutes, and the moon will set at 6:38, meaning that the crescent will remain on the horizon 17 minutes after sunset, and it will be the age of over 9 hours.

Going back to the archives of investigations in previous years, it was found that the crescent could be seen by telescopes under similar conditions in the event of clear skies.