Jordan to Observe the Shawwal Crescent on Saturday - Jordan News
The President of the Jordanian Astronomical Society, Ammar Al-Sukaji, stated in a press release that accurate astronomical calculations show that the sighting of the Shawwal crescent for the year 1446 AH, after sunset on Saturday, March 29, will be "impossible" both by the naked eye or using telescopes, either in Jordan or the wider Islamic world, despite the crescent being visible above the horizon after sunset.
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