Sudair Observatory announces the scientific details of the Eid crescent sighting

The Al-Majmaah University Astronomical Observatory in Hawtat Sudair announced the details of the calculation data for the investigation crescent moon of Shawwal For the year 1447 AH, confirming his readiness to observe the crescent moons according to the Umm al-Qura calendar and explaining the precise scientific conditions for the setting of the moon and sun.
The astronomical observatory explained that the scientific calculations for the day of observation, Wednesday the twenty-ninth of Ramadan, corresponding to the eighteenth of March, indicate that the moon will set before the sun by about thirty minutes at the observation site.

He explained that the moon will set on that day at exactly 5:38 PM, while the sun will disappear from view at 6:08 PM.

Conjugation phase

Astronomical calculations indicate that the conjunction will occur at dawn on Thursday, the last day of Ramadan, at 4:26 AM Riyadh time.
Observatory experts noted that the sun in Mecca will set at 6:32 PM on Thursday, followed by the crescent moon setting at 7:01 PM. However, at the observatory's location, the sun will set at 6:08 PM at an azimuth of 269 degrees, and the crescent moon will set at 6:38 PM at an azimuth of 275 degrees. This means the crescent will set 30 minutes after the sun, with an altitude of 6.7 degrees and an elongation of 7.81 degrees.