فاليري 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2008 Dr. Abdurrazak Ebrahim (MCW member) Cape Town S. Africa reported: Seen The Dhul Hijjah Hilaal was sighted in Cape Town this Friday evening [28 November 2008, and the end of 29 Dhul Qada 1429 AH] and the official 1st day of Dhul Hijjah in Southern Africa will correspond with Saturday, the 29th November 2008. I first sighted the very thin crescent from my station at the Green Point lighthouse at 19h53 per telescope. This was followed by a binocular sighting at 20h02. Thereafter the crescent was visible to the naked eye from 20h17 until it descended into a thick haze. Rashid Motala (MCW member) Durban S. Africa reported: Seen The Hilaal was sighted this evening in SA, many locations Saleh Bhai Bhattay (MCW member) Panama reported: Seen in Guyana On Nov 28, Friday, it was raining here in Panama City, but the moon was seen in Guyana by 30-40 people. So based on that Eid-al-Adha will be on Dec 8, Monday. Maulana Azhar (Imam of a Masjid) from Port Charlotte, Florida reported: Seen Today, Friday, November 28, here the sunset was 5:35 pm. We were 6 persons trying to see the moon from about 10 steps higher than the ground. Around 5:45 pm two of us could see the very thin crescent which was in a position such that the setting sun was to the lower right of it. We saw it for about two minutes, and then it went between the branches of the trees. 3 other men and one boy could not see it, probably because of the branches of the trees. It vanished in the trees Share this post Link to post Share on other sites