RAMADAN: The available data indicate that the Astronomical New Moon will occur on Monday, October 3, 2005 at 10:28 GMT, i.e. 6:28 a.m. Eastern Standard Time or 3:28 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. On October 3rd, this moon is going to be about 15 hours old on the west coast of USA, and all consulting Muslim astronomers are unanimous that it is impossible to see it in North America. The reason is that it is going to be too low (only about 2 degrees) above the horizon at sunset in North America setting in about 5 to 15 minutes after sunset. On October 4, it will be easily visible in North America, because it will be about 39 hours old and will remain on the horizon for up to 45 minutes. It will be a big moon, but it will be the first crescent seen in North America. With this indisputable scientific data, it is likely that 30 days of Shaban will be completed and the first day of Ramadan will be on Wednesday, October 5, 2005, for North America, inshaAllah.

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