Shawwal 1431 & Eid Al-Fitr
The new crescent moon of Shawwal 1431 has been seen as far east as Australia, marking the end of Ramadan and the beginning of Shawwal and the festival of breaking fast Eid Al-Fitr. I will be updating this post as the evening progresses with photos from our local area. Please come back here again. For the reports from other locations you can check Here at Crescent Watch and also Here at the Australian National Crescent Sighting Coordination Center.
Expect a West Coast update on this site at about 9pm PDT. Till then go out and look for the crescent moon, its an uplifting experience. It will be setting approximately 30 minutes after the sun sets, it will be approximately 3 fingers wide above the horizon (about 5° altitude) and about 2 hand spans wide to the left of the sunset point on the horizon (about 24° to the left). Best time for it to be seen this evening on the West Coast is 7:39 pm PDT.
Stay tuned.
Update:
The new crescent moon was sighted by yours truly along with about 30 other Individuals at approximately 7:35 pm PDT from Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve. Eid Al-Fitr has commenced! Eid Mubarak to all Muslim readers. Photos are forthcoming…Stay tuned.
Update:
Here is the image of the new moon for Shawwal 1431. It was a beautiful evening with over 30 individuals attending the sighting. Eid Mubarak to all!
Shawwal 1431
halal bilal on 09 Sep 2010 at 11:19 pm #
I did not see the moon and the change of venue caused an issue however I would like to see that you give a history or semminar for crescent moon hunting.
jazak allahu khairan
your brother
bilal
Steve Sieren on 09 Sep 2010 at 11:44 pm #
I love that you do this regularly Youssef. You inspired me to try down south here this evening.
Youssef Ismail on 10 Sep 2010 at 12:07 am #
Steve,
I hope you were successful in photographing it. It was photographing the moon that got me into photography in the first place, so paying homage to the moon each month is kind like my thanking it for opening a great world through the camera for me.
Youssef Ismail on 10 Sep 2010 at 12:10 am #
Bilal,
Sorry for the last minute change in location. With the change in the weather I wanted the higher elevation to be our advantage if we had to contend with clouds and fog. We also got the permit to stay longer in time so I decided to make use of it. Please accompany me next month for Dhul Qi’da.