The first optical aided sighting of Venus was at 8:35 pm | On ithbat council by the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia declared that 1st of Syawwal 1442 AH will start on Thursday, May 13rd, 2021 |
---|---|
2 not good sky condition at west horizon i managed to image the new crescent after sunset but could not see it via the eyepiece several times " 1 | The sultanate will celebrate Eid Fitri on Friday, 14 May 2021 |
By this time, all ten of us had seen the moon by naked eye.
6Observation of Hilal Shawwal 1442 AH also conducted from Rowasiya Observatory by me | A gap in the clouds with good sky quality appeared before noon |
---|---|
It was easily observed after Maghrib | sighted because the sky was totally cloudy |
By this time, our hope was to see the crescent prior to setting in a band of clearing hugging the horizon.
2