Standup0ja: Ramadan crescent to appear on May 26,
NASRDA says
The National Space Research and Development Agency
(NASRDA) has said the lunar crescent of Ramadan will appear in Nigeria on May
26, signifying the commencement of Ramadan on Saturday, May 27.
But the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme
Council for Islamic Affairs and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar
will have to announce for Muslims in the country to commence the fasting,
according to Islamic tradition.
In a press statement Tuesday, NASDRA’s Head of Media
and Corporate Communications Dr. Felix Ale disclosed that the appearance of the
Ramadan crescent will be recorded between hours of 6:49 pm and 7.54pm on May
26.
He also said the conjunction of the moon would occur
at about 8.44pm on 25th May 2017.
According to him, Yola, Maiduguri, Gombe, Calabar and
Port Harcourt will be the first to witness lunar crescent at about 6.04pm
concurrently to 7.54pm while Sokoto state will be the last to see the crescent
at about 7.24pm to 7.54pm.
All other states of the federation will experience the
lunar crescent between the estimated time of 6.04pm and 7.54pm on the 26th May
2017, the NASDRA spokesman said.
He added that the South West states will experience
the first lunar crescent between 7.15pm to 7.53pm; the sun will set in the
southwest states between 6.51pm and 6.58pm while the moon will set at about
7.45pm and 7.53pm.
“In the South East, the first lunar crescent will be
experienced between 6.49pm and 7.36pm; the sun will set between 6.26pm and
6.41pm while the moon will set about 7.19pm and 7.36pm.
“In Abuja, the first Lunar crescent will appear
between 7.12pm and 7.42pm, with sunset at about 6.48pm and the moon will set at
about 7.42pm. In Kano, the appearance of the first Lunar crescent will be
experienced between 7.09pm and 7.39pm, with sunset and moonset at about 6.46pm
and 7.39pm respectively.
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