Basic Astronomical Information about the observations of the crescent of Dhu’l Hijjah 1444 AH:

Summary:

A difficult setting for the crescent to be observed on Sunday, June 18, 2023 with the naked eye, but possible with a telescope if the sky conditions are perfect. The simulation shows the extremely low location of the Moon. We should expect the first day of Dhu’l Hijjah 1444 AH to be on Monday, 19 Jun, 2023.  

	18 Jun, 2023	19 Jun 2023
	Sun/Moon data	Sun/Moon Data
New moon	8:37 am
Sunset (Azimuth)	7:10 pm (2970)	7:11 pm (2970)
Moonset (Azimuth)	7:40 pm (3010	8:32 pm (3010)
Moon’s Altitude	50	150
Moon’s illumination (%)	0.34+	2.2+
Long time (minutes)	30	81
Age (Hrs, Min)	10 h 33	34 h 34