Basic Astronomical Information about the observations of the crescent of Ramadhan 1444 AH:

 

	Tuesday   Mar.21,2023	Wednesday   Mar.22,2023
	Sun/Moon Data	Sun/Moon Data
New Moon	9:23 pm	-
Sunset (Azimuth)	6:29 pm (2710)	6:30 (2710)
Moonset (Azimuth)	6:17 pm (2660)	7:19 (2740)
Moon’s Altitude	--	100
Moon’s illumination (%)	--	1.08+
Long Time (Minutes)	--	49
Age (Hrs, Min)	--	21 h 7

 

 

 

An impossible setting for the crescent to be observed on Mar. 21 since New Moon happens after sunset. The simulation shows that there is no Moon at the time of sunset. Therefore, we should expect the first day of Ramadhan 1444 AH to be on Thursday, Mar. 23, 2023. 

We should note that Venus and Jupiter are visible just after sunset, which may confuse the general public in taking one of them as the new crescent.