Solar and Lunar Eclipses For Ramadhan and Eid Submitted by M.Al-Zahra B.Ed Australia 3rd November, 2002
Solar Eclipses for Beginning of Ramadan & Eid:
Solar Eclipse Islamic Month End of Ramadan 1423 End of Ramadan 1424 End of Sha'ban 1425 End of Sha'ban 1426 End of Sha'ban 1427 End of Sha'ban 1428
Date 2002 Dec 04 2003 Nov 23 2004 Oct 14 2005 Oct 03 2006 Sep 22 2007 Sep 11
Type
Max. @
Region of Visibility
1st of Islamic Month
Total
7:32 UT
Total
22:50 UT
Australia, Indonesia, S. Africa W. Australia, Tip of S. America
Partial
2:59 UT
N.E. Asia, Hawaii, Alaska
2004 Oct 16
Europe, Africa, S. Asia
2005 Oct 05
S. America, W. Africa
2006 Sep 24
S. America, Antarctica
2007 Sep 13
10:32 UT 11:40 Annular UT 12:32 Partial UT Annular
2002 Dec 06 2003 Nov 25
N.B. Total Solar Eclipse 4th December, 2002 Reappearance of the Mehdi (a.s)- There will be both a solar and lunar eclipse in the month of Ramadan but contrary to all norms and calculations. al-Fadl b. Shadhan (reported) on the authority of Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Abi Nasr , on the authority of Thalaba al-Azdi, who said: Abu Jafar (al-Baqir), peace be on him, said: "Two signs will come before the one who will arise (al-qa'im), peace be on him: there will be
an eclipse of the sun in the middle of the month of Ramadan and an eclipse of the moon at the end of it." "Son of the Apostle of God," I said, "usually the eclipse of the sun occurs at the end of the month and the eclipse of the moon occurs in the middle of it?" Lunar & Solar Eclipses in Ramadan Type of Eclipse Date Type Max. @ Region of Visibility Lunar in Mid Ramadan 2002 Nov Penumbral 1:02 UT Americas, Europe & Africa 1423 20 Solar at End Ramadan 1423 2002 Dec 4 Total 7:31 UT Australia, Indonesia, S. Africa Lunar in Mid Ramadan 2003 Nov 9 Total 0:57 UT Atlantic ocean 1424 2003 Nov 22:50 W. Australia, Tip of South Solar at End Ramadan 1424 Total 23 UT America Lunar in Mid Ramadan 2024 Mar Penumbral 7:13 UT N. & S. America only 1445 25 18:17 Solar at End Ramadan 1445 2024 Apr 8 Total North America & Hawaii UT Lunar in Mid Ramadan 2025 Mar Total 6:59 UT Americas, Europe, Africa 1446 14 2025 Mar 10:47 Solar at End Ramadan 1446 Partial West Europe, N.W. Africa 29 UT Reference: Moonsighting.com: http://www.moonsighting.com/moon.html