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Solar and Lunar Eclipses For Ramadhan and Eid

Submitted by M.Al-Zahra

Online

3rd November, 2002

Total Eclipse Expected on 4th December 2002

Solar Eclipses for Beginning of Ramadan & Eid:

Islamic Month	Solar Eclipse				1st of Islamic Month
Islamic Month	Date	Type	Max. @	Region of Visibility	1st of Islamic Month
End of Ramadan 1423	2002 Dec 04	Total	7:32 UT	Australia, Indonesia, S. Africa	2002 Dec 06
End of Ramadan 1424	2003 Nov 23	Total	22:50 UT	W. Australia, Tip of S. America	2003 Nov 25
End of Sha'ban 1425	2004 Oct 14	Partial	2:59 UT	N.E. Asia, Hawaii, Alaska	2004 Oct 16
End of Sha'ban 1426	2005 Oct 03	Annular	10:32 UT	Europe, Africa, S. Asia	2005 Oct 05
End of Sha'ban 1427	2006 Sep 22	Annular	11:40 UT	S. America, W. Africa	2006 Sep 24
End of Sha'ban 1428	2007 Sep 11	Partial	12:32 UT	S. America, Antarctica	2007 Sep 13

N.B. Total Solar Eclipse 4^th December, 2002

Reappearance of the Mehdi ('a)- There will be both a solar and lunar eclipse in the month of Ramadan but contrary to all norms and calculations.

al-Fadl b. Shadhan (reported) on the authority of Ahmad b.

Muhammad b. Abi Nasr , on the authority of Thalaba al-Azdi, 
who said:

Abu Jafar (al-Baqir), peace be on him, said:

"Two signs will come

before the one who will arise (al-qa'im), peace be on him: there will be

an eclipse of the sun in the middle of the month of Ramadan and an

eclipse of the moon at the end of it."

"Son of the Apostle of God," I said, "Usually the eclipse of the sun

occurs at the end of the month and the eclipse of the moon occurs in

the middle of it?"

Lunar & Solar Eclipses in Ramadan

Type of Eclipse	Date	Type	Max. @	Region of Visibility
Lunar in Mid Ramadan 1423	2002 Nov 20	Penumbral	1:02 UT	Americas, Europe & Africa
Solar at End Ramadan 1423	2002 Dec 4	Total	7:31 UT	Australia, Indonesia, S. Africa
Lunar in Mid Ramadan 1424	2003 Nov 9	Total	0:57 UT	Atlantic ocean
Solar at End Ramadan 1424	2003 Nov 23	Total	22:50 UT	W. Australia, Tip of South America
Lunar in Mid Ramadan 1445	2024 Mar 25	Penumbral	7:13 UT	N. & S. America only
Solar at End Ramadan 1445	2024 Apr 8	Total	18:17 UT	North America & Hawaii
Lunar in Mid Ramadan 1446	2025 Mar 14	Total	6:59 UT	Americas, Europe, Africa
Solar at End Ramadan 1446	2025 Mar 29	Partial	10:47 UT	West Europe, N.W. Africa

Reference:
Moonsighting.com: http://www.moonsighting.com/moon.html

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