Association of the Moroccan Initiative for Science and Thought: Saturday, February 17, the beginning of the month of Jumada al-Akhirah unanimously astronomically

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97 days away from the astronomical beginning of the blessed month of Ramadan, the Association of the Moroccan Initiative for Science and Thought, according to its scientific study of the crescents, presents this statement on the astronomical beginning of the month of Jumada al-Akhirah 1439 AH.

The central conjunction will occur on Thursday, February 15th at: 21:05 UTC, which is the peak moment of the eclipse of that day, which we previously published an article about.

And where the moon sets before sunset on February 15 in Arab cities, which makes seeing the crescent on that day impossible, such as Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Algeria.

While most Islamic countries will investigate the crescent of the month of Jumada al-Akhira on Friday, February 16, because it corresponds to the twenty-ninth day of the month of Jumada al-Awwal in it, and seeing the crescent of the month of Jumada al-Akhira on Friday is possible with the naked eye easily from the west of the African continent and the Americas.

The Association of the Moroccan Initiative for Science and Thought expects a consensus of the Arab countries on the official start of the month of Jumada al-Akhira on Saturday, February 17. This result is confirmed by the Umm al-Qura calendar, the Omani calendar 2018, the report of the Egyptian National Institute for Astronomical Research, the Istanbul calendar prepared by the Turkish Ministry of Religious Affairs, as well as the unified calendar. for the United Arab Emirates.