Archive for August 8th, 2013

Festive Times

Shawwal Crescent of 1434

Shawwal Moon – Eid Al fitr Begins

Like clock work the new moon for the month of Shawwal 1434 and the ushering in of Eid Al-Fitr (the Festival of Breaking Fast) began this evening at sunset.  The moon as beautiful as always was set against a very festively colored sky.  I am always amazed at how the moon knows how to dress for the occasion!

It was late by the time I got around to preparing this post after having our last fast-breaking dinner bidding farewell to Ramadan this year, exchanging and opening gifts with my family, I was getting pretty tired, but I wanted to leave you all with a more gift-like photo of the moon.  I waited until the moon was close to setting and I created this 4 photo stitched panoramic of the moon just above the Santa Cruz mountains.

Shawwal 1434 New Moon Setting

The Setting New Moon

To all my Muslim readers, Eid Mubarak!  And to all, Peace.

 

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Look Mom…No Moon!

Last night was a trying one as reports of the new crescent moon were fielded. Several reports were made from the continental U.S. that at best were sketchy. Most were negative sightings. I surmise that most people celebrating Eid today will be doing so on the single report that came from Chile.  To those of you celebrating today, Eid Mubarak!  May God fill your Eid with joy and blessings uncountable and May God accept all your fasting, prayers, and recitations of the Quran.

For those of you waiting to complete 30 days because there was no local sighting of the moon, I commend you for patience and commitment to following the Path of the Prophet.  I will post for you later this evening a photo of the local moon here in the S.F. Bay Area.  Below was the sky and location of where astronomy said the moon would be.  Beautiful nonetheless, the sky did not reveal the moon’s beauty.

Moonless Sky, 29th Day of Ramadan 1434

Look Mom…No Moon!

Till later this evening.  Peace.

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