QCH: Astronomically Ramadan to commence from April 13
- 3 years ago
Qatar Calendar House (QCH) has announced that, Tuesday April 13 2021 will be the first day of the Holy month - Ramadan and that Monday, April 12, 2021, is the completion of the month of Shaban 1442 AH, according to the astronomical calculation
The legal decision to enter the blessed month of Ramadan for this year remains within the jurisdiction of the crescent vision investigation committee at the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs in the State of Qatar.
Executive director of Sheikh Abdullah Al Ansari Complex, Faisal Mohammed al Ansari stated that the crescent of the blessed month of Ramadan for 1442 AH will be born on Monday April 12 at dawn, at 5:31 am Doha local time (2:31 am GMT). The sun will be likely witnessed to set on Monday from the sky of the State of Qatar at 5:55 pm, while the date of sunset for the crescent of the blessed month of Ramadan will be at 6:16 pm. This indicates that the crescent will set 21 minutes after sunset on Monday, so this period of time will increase whenever we head west.
The sighting of the crescent is affected by various factors, including climatic, geographical and astronomical factors such as the residence period, the age of the crescent and its height above the western horizon at sunset.
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