Eid al-Fitr on Thursday, August 8,
2013
There is a possibility that the moon of Shawwaal
may not be sighted in the East on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 and subsequently
many Muslim countries may announce Eid al-Fitr on Friday, August 9th. For
instance on Wednesday, August 7, sunset at Makkah is 6:56 p.m. and moonset is
at 7:07 p.m. The moon will stay in the Makkan horizon just for 11 minutes after
the sunset. This may not be sufficient enough of a time period for the moon to
be seen. The FCNA has...
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