Member of the Hijriyah Calendar Unification Team of the Ministry of Religion, Cecep Nurwendaya, said there was a reporting reference if the early moon moon for Ramadan 1442 Hijriyah was observed in Indonesian territory on Monday, April 12, 2021. According to him, ijtimak occurred on Monday at around 09.31 WIB.
When the sun sets, said Cecep, all over Indonesia there has been an ijtima or conjunction. Berita politik
“Hilal at the beginning of Ramadan is quite old, it is more than eight hours old. In Indonesia, the hilal is in a significant position to be seen,” said Cecep on Monday, April 12, 2021.
For example, Cecep said at the Cibeas Lunar Observation Post (POB), Pelabuhan Ratu reported that the position of the new moon at sunset is 3.59 degrees with the age of the moon 8 hours 23 minutes, 12 seconds.
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According to him, the hilal of the beginning of Ramadan 1442 Hijriyah on Monday, April 12, 2021 has met the criteria for visibility of the new moon set by MABIMS (Minister of Religion of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore). Namely, the height of the hilal is at least 2 degrees, the moon’s elongation to the Sun is at least 3 degrees or the age of the hilal is at least 8 hours. Berita hari ini
Then, he continued, as a reference jurisprudence for the hilal of Shawwal 1404 Hijriyah with a height of 2 degrees, and ijtimak at 10.18 WIB on June 29, 1984, was also seen by: Muhammad Arief (33) Clerk of the Pare-Pare Religious Court and Muhadir (30) Treasurer of the Court Pare-Pare. Abdul Hamid (56) and Abdullah (61), both religious teachers in Jakarta, could also see the new moon at that time. Berita Terkini
“Ma’mur, Sukabumi Religion Teacher and Endang Efendi, Sukabumi Religious Judge, also saw the new moon at that time. So there is a reference that the early moonlight of Ramadan 1442H on Monday, April 12, 2021 was observed from the territory of Indonesia,” he said. Vitamin dan Suplemen
