The Senegalese Affiliation for the Promotion of Astronomy has revealed its press launch on the visibility of the lunar crescent for Tabaski 2024.
Maram Carré of Espa and her colleagues inform us that this conjunction corresponds to the precise second when the Moon is between the Solar and Earth, which can happen on Thursday, June 6 at 12:38 p.m. UTC, a second that marks the tip of the Moon’s tour round Earth and the start of a brand new tour.
Thus, the visibility of the primary lunar crescent will mark the eve of the primary day of the following lunar month. However, this Thursday, June 6, “with an illuminated floor of 0.3% and an altitude of two.5° the lunar crescent is not going to be observable with the bare eye wherever on Earth,” they point out. Espa provides that solely part of the Americas with sufficient gear is usually a place of commentary.
On Friday, June 7, alternatively, “the lunar crescent will probably be seen with the bare eye in Senegal, wherever the sky is evident, in addition to in Africa, Europe and the Americas.”
Primarily based on Espa’s findings, we will conclude that Tabaski could be celebrated subsequent Monday, June seventeenth.
The Nationwide Consultative Fee on Lunar Crescent will meet tomorrow Friday to find out the primary day of the lunar month of Tabaski (Dhul-Hijjah).