KARACHI: Pakistan Area and Higher Ambiance Analysis Fee (SPARCO) has predicted the sighting of the Ramadan moon for the yr 2025, ARY Information reported on Monday.
Based on a SPARCO spokesperson, the brand new moon will happen on February 28, 2025, at 5:45 PM Pakistan Normal Time.
Nevertheless, SPARCO has indicated that the visibility of the crescent moon can be difficult in Pakistan on February twenty eighth.
At sundown that day, the moon’s age can be solely 12 hours, and its altitude can be a low 5 levels. The space between the moon and the solar can be 7 levels, making it troublesome for the crescent to be seen with the bare eye.
“Because of the moon’s low altitude and distance on February twenty eighth, it is going to be troublesome to see the crescent,” the spokesperson acknowledged. “The crescent is not going to be seen to the human eye.”
Primarily based on these calculations, SPARCO predicts that Ramadan is prone to start in Pakistan on March 2, 2025. In parallel, the crescent moon could also be seen in Saudi Arabia on February twenty eighth, presumably indicating the beginning of Ramadan there on March 1st 2025.
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Likewise, SPARCO anticipates the Shawwal moon on March thirtieth, suggesting that Eid al-Fitr might fall on March thirty first 2025.
The spokesperson emphasised that these are predictions, and the ultimate resolution relating to the sighting of the Ramadan moon can be introduced by Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.
PESHAWAR: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet in Peshawar on Friday, twenty eighth February for a sighting of the Ramadan-ul-Mubarak moon, ARY Information reported.
Chairman of the committee, Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad will preside over the assembly.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Auqaf Division stated that the assembly can be held on the Auqaf Constructing on Eidgah Charsadda Highway at 6:30 pm.
Members from numerous establishments, together with the Ministry of Science and Know-how, the Pakistan Meteorological Division, and The Area and Higher Ambiance Analysis Fee may even take part within the assembly.
Zonal members from Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Quetta may even contribute to the deliberations.