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Tuesday, March 09 2010 @ 04:15 PM HST

Hilal Visibility for Shaban on September 3, 2005

Science- Calculations for Sha'ban 1426 AH Waxing Crescent (New, Evening).
- Crescent Visibility on: Saturday  03/09/2005 CE
- Calculations are Done at User Time at:  19:00 LT
- Calculations are Geocentric.
- USA (HI) Honolulu, Long: -157:56:00.0, Lat: 21:19:00.0, Ele:0.0, Zone:-10.00
- Summer time is: Off
- Height above mean sea-level affects rise and set events.
- Refraction Settings: Temperature: 10 °C   Pressure: 1010 mb
- Delta T: 64.81 Second(s)

- G. Conjunction Time: 03/09/2005 CE, 08:45 LT
- Julian Date at Time of Calculations: 2453617.70833

- Sunset:  18:46 LT                       G. Moon Age:   +10H 15M
- Moonset: 19:04 LT                       Moon Lag Time: +00H 18M

- G. Moon Right Ascension: +11H 13M 58S   G. Moon Declination: +07°:32':34"
- G. Sun Right Ascension:  +10H 52M 44S   G. Sun Declination:  +07°:08':58"

- G. Moon Longitude: +166°:28':33"        G. Moon Latitude: +02°:23':38"
- G. Sun Longitude:  +161°:46':06"        G. Sun Latitude:  +00°:00':00"

- G. Moon Altitude: +00°:53':41"          G. Moon Azimuth: +277°:44':56"
- G. Sun Altitude:  -04°:08':31"          G. Sun Azimuth:  +279°:20':06"

- G. Relative Altitude: +05°:02':12"      G. Elongation:  +05°:16':48"
- G. Relative Azimuth:  -01°:35':10"      G. Phase Angle: +174°:42':21"

- G. Crescent Width: +00°:00':04"         G. Moon Semi-Diameter:  +00°:14':50"
- G. Illumination:   00.21 %              G. Horizontal Parallax: +00°:54':26"

- G. Magnitude: -04.46                    G. Distance: 402782.82 Km

- According to Odeh Criteria, using the following values at Best Time:
  * Moon-Sun Topocentric Relative Altitude =+04°:06':22" (04.1°)
  * Topocentric Crescent width = +00°:00':03" (0.04')
  * q = -2.78

  * The Crescent Visibility is: Not Visible Even With Optical Aid.

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* Remarks:-

- Date format: dd/mm/yyyy.
- The Prefix 'G.' means Geocentric, and 'T.' means Topocentric.
- For New Crescent: Moon Lag Time = Moonset - Sunset.
- For Old Crescent: Moon Lag Time = Sunrise - Moonrise.
- For New Crescent: Best Time = Sunset + 4/9 (Moon Lag Time).
- For Old Crescent: Best Time = Sunrise - 4/9 (Moon Lag Time).

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