New Moon Visibility Predictions for the Next Six Months

S. No

Hijri Month

1st of Islamic month

Rajab, 1436

20th Apr 2015

Rajab, 1436

Shaaban, 1436

20th May 2015

Shaaban, 1436

Ramadan, 1436

18th June 2015

Ramadan, 1436

Shawwal, 1436

18th July 2015

Shawwal, 1436

Ziquadh, 1436

17th Aug 2015

Ziquadh, 1436

Zilhij, 1436

15th Sept 2015

Zilhij, 1436

in Pakistan on

Details

Commencement of the successive month would subject to official announcement

PARAMETERS FOR THE NEW MOON OF RAJAB, 1436 AH

AT THE TIME OF SUNSET ON 19-04-2015
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(Conjunction on 18 April at 23:57PST)

STATION
(sunset)

TIME DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE
MOONSET &
SUNSET

MOON
ELEVATION

FRACTION
LUMINOSITY

MOON
AZIMUTH

SUN
AZIMUTH

Hours

Minutes

Degrees

Degrees

Degrees

Karachi
(18:56)

45

8.8

279.2

282.7

Quetta
(19:02)

45

8.4

278.9

275.4

Lahore
(18:34)

44

8.1

279

275.6

Islamabad
(18:41)

45

8.0

278.9

276.1

Peshawar
(18:47)

45

8.1

278.8

276.1

Jiwani
(19:18)

46

9.1

279.1

274.3

Gwadar
(19:15)

46

9.1

279.1

274.3

Remarks:

Moon may be sighted (subject to clear weather conditions) in Pakistan on

19-04-2015
Time difference between sunset and moonset > 40 minutes
Moon elevation at the time of sunset >8 degrees
Fraction luminosity=1%

PARAMETERS FOR THE NEW MOON OF SHABAN, 1436 AH

AT THE TIME OF SUNSET ON 18-05-2015
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(Conjunction on 18 May at 09:13PST)

STATION
(sunset)

TIME DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE
MOONSET &
SUNSET

MOON
ELEVATION

FRACTION
LUMINOSITY

MOON
AZIMUTH

SUN
AZIMUTH

Hours

Minutes

Degrees

Degrees

Degrees

Karachi
(19:10)

16

2.8

286.7

292.0

Quetta
(19:20)

15

4.3

286.3

293.0

Lahore
(18:54)

12

1.9

288.0

293.7

Islamabad
(19:03)

12

1.8

288.4

294.3

Peshawar
(19:10)

12

1.7

288.5

294.5

Jiwani
(19:33)

17

2.9

286.7

292.1

Gwadar
(19:30)

15

2.8

286.7

292.1

Remarks: Moon would not be sighted in Pakistan on 18-05-2015

Time difference between sunset and moonset < 40 min
Moon elevation at the time of sunset < 8 degrees
Fraction luminosity=0%

PARAMETERS FOR THE NEW MOON OF RAMAZAN, 1436 AH

AT THE TIME OF SUNSET ON 17-06-2015
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(Conjunction on 16 June at 19:05 PST)

STATION
(sunset)

TIME DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE
MOONSET &
SUNSET

MOON
ELEVATION

FRACTION
LUMINOSITY

MOON
AZIMUTH

SUN
AZIMUTH

Hours

Minutes

Degrees

Degrees

Degrees

Karachi
(19:23)

36

7.3

286.3

296.3

Quetta
(19:36)

35

6.2

287.0

297.9

Lahore
(19:09)

34

5.9

287.2

298.3

Islamabad
(19:20)

32

5.4

287.7

299.1

Peshawar
(19:27)

32

5.3

287.8

299.3

Jiwani
(19:46)

39

7.4

286.3

296.4

Gwadar
(19:43)

39

7.4

286.3

296.4

Remarks: Moon may be sighted (remote chances, subject to excellent weather

condition) in Pakistan on 17-06-2015
Time difference between sunset and moonset ~ 40 minutes
Moon elevation at the time of sunset ~ 8 degrees
Fraction luminosity=1%

PARAMETERS FOR THE NEW MOON OF SHAWWAL, 1436 AH

AT THE TIME OF SUNSET ON 16-07-2015
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(Conjunction on 16 July at 6:24PST)

STATION
(sunset)

TIME DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE
MOONSET &
SUNSET

MOON
ELEVATION

FRACTION
LUMINOSITY

MOON
AZIMUTH

SUN
AZIMUTH

Hours

Minutes

Degrees

Degrees

Degrees

Karachi
(19:24)

06

0.9

286.7

294.1

Quetta
(19:35)

03

0.4

287.8

295.5

Lahore
(19:08)

02

0.1

288.2

295.8

Islamabad
(19:18)

01

-0.1

288.8

296.5

Peshawar
(19:25)

00

-0.8

289.0

296.7

Jiwani
(19:46)

07

1.1

286.6

296.8

Gwadar
(19:43)

07

1.1

286.6

294.1

Remarks: Moon would not be sighted in Pakistan on 16-07-2015

PARAMETERS FOR THE NEW MOON OF ZIQUADH, 1436 AH

AT THE TIME OF SUNSET ON 15-08-2015
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(Conjunction on 14 August at 19:53 PST)

STATION
(sunset)

TIME DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE
MOONSET &
SUNSET

MOON
ELEVATION

FRACTION
LUMINOSITY

MOON
AZIMUTH

SUN
AZIMUTH

Hours

Minutes

Degrees

Degrees

Degrees

Karachi
(19:07)

22

4.3

276.6

285.9

Quetta
(19:14)

19

3.4

276.9

286.8

Lahore
(18:46)

18

3.2

277.1

287.0

Islamabad
(18:55)

16

2.7

277.5

287.6

Peshawar
(19:01)

16

2.7

277.5

287.6

Jiwani
(19:29)

23

4.5

276.4

285.9

Gawadar
(19:26)

23

4.5

276.4

285.9

Remarks: Moon would not be sighted in Pakistan on 15-08-2015

Time difference between sunset and moonset < 40 minutes
Moon elevation at the time of sunset < 8 degrees

PARAMETERS FOR THE NEW MOON OF ZILHIJ, 1436 AH

AT THE TIME OF SUNSET ON 14-09-2015
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(Conjunction on 13 September at 11:41 PST)

STATION
(sunset)

TIME DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE
MOONSET &
SUNSET

MOON
ELEVATION

FRACTION
LUMINOSITY

MOON
AZIMUTH

SUN
AZIMUTH

Hours

Minutes

Degrees

Degrees

Degrees

Karachi
(18:38)

39

7.9

264

274.2

Quetta
(18:39)

37

7.1

263.3

274.2

Lahore
(18:10)

35

6.7

263.4

274.4

Islamabad
(18:16)

34

6.3

263.2

274.6

Peshawar
(18:22)

34

6.2

263.2

274.6

Jiwani
(19:00)

40

8.0

263.8

274.1

Gwadar
(18:58)

39

8.0

263.8

274.2

Remarks: Moon may be sighted (subject to clear weather conditions) in Pakistan on

14-09-2015
Time difference between sunset and moonset ~ 40 minutes
Moon elevation at the time of sunset ~ 8 degrees
Fraction luminosity = 1%