Ruet-e-Hilal Committee meets today for Ramazan moon sighting
Met department has quoted less likelihood of moon sighting today.
KARACHI (Dunya News) - Session of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will convene today (Wednesday) in Karachi to confirm the crescent sighting, Dunya News reported.
Met department has quoted less likelihood of moon sighting today.
Chairman of the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman will announce whether the moon has been sighted or not.
According to the Met Office, the sun setting time in the metropolis is 7:24 p.m. whereas the maximum time limit to see the crescent is 8:02 p.m
Besides this the age of moon at the sunset will be 24 hours and 14 minutes.
On the other hand in Quetta, the moon will be 25 hours and three minutes old whereas the angle of the crescent on the horizon will be seven degrees.
However, scientifically the minimum age of moon should be 26 hours and should have an angle of more than eight degrees to have a clear sight of it.
Similarly, the difference between sun setting and moon rising on the coastal areas of Balochistan will be 38 minutes while there must be a difference of 40 minutes to sight the moon by naked eye.
Keeping in view all the circumstances, the chances of moon sighting are less across the country.
Head of Ruet-e-Hilal Research Council Mufti Khalid Aijaz also states that the month of Shaban will be of 30 days.
The first fast may be on Friday, as said by the Met Office.
