Next Thursday is first day of Muharram and first day of new Hijri year: Qatar Calendar House
DOHA: The Qatar Calendar House has announced that, according to the accurate astronomical calculations conducted by the House's specialists, next Thursday, June 26, is the first day of the month of Muharram and the first day of the Hijri year 1447 AH.
Eng Faisal Al Ansari, Executive Director of Sheikh Abdullah Al Ansari Complex, stated that the crescent of the month of Muharram for the year 1447 AH will be born on Wednesday, corresponding to June 25 (the day of investigation), at 1:32pm Doha local time (10:14am GMT).
He added that the Muharram crescent will set 20 minutes after sunset on the day of sighting (Wednesday, June 25) in the skies of Qatar, and that this period will increase the further west we go.
It is worth noting that it is an astronomical constant that the movement of the moon in its orbit around the Earth determines the beginning and end of the Hijri months, while the movement of the Earth in its orbit around the sun determines the beginning and end of the Gregorian months.
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