ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted that the month of Ramazan is likely to be sighted on March 11.
According to the Met Office, the Ramazan crescent will be born on March 10 at 2 pm and will be more than 28 hours old by March 11, making its sighting highly likely.
The Met Office further mentioned that clear skies are expected in central and lower Sindh and Balochistan on March 11, while the upper regions of the country may not have favorable weather for crescent sighting due to a westerly system and overcast skies.
On the other hand, Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Research Council General Secretary Khalid Ejaz Mufti also said that the first fast is likely to be observed on Tuesday 12.
He mentioned that if the sky was clear on the evening of March 11, the crescent could be easily spotted, and thus the first fast is expected to be on March 12, 2024.
He said that the crescent moon could not be seen on the evening of March 10 in any Islamic country in the world.
The new moon will be born at 14:00 Pakistan time on March 10. On the evening of March 11, which is the 29th Sha’ban, the age of the moon at sunset, which should be more than 19 hours for a crescent sighting, will be more than 28 hours in all areas of Pakistan.
The difference between sunset and moonset, which should be at least 40 minutes, will be 73 minutes in Karachi, 74 minutes in Gwadar, 76 minutes in Lahore and Quetta, 77 minutes in Islamabad, 78 minutes in Peshawar, Kharsadh, and Muzaffarabad and 79 minutes. minutes in Gilgit.
Therefore, in all areas of Pakistan where the sky is clear, sighting of the crescent moon will be easily possible and hopefully, Ramazan will start from 12th March.
