Ramazan moon likely to be sighted on May 6 in Pakistan

Ramazan moon likely to be sighted on May 6 in Pakistan

Lahore (Agencies): The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Friday forecasted that the Ramazan moon will likely be sighted on the evening of May 6 and the holy month of Ramazan is expected to begin on May 7.

The department further said, the new moon of Ramazan, 1440 AH will be born on crossing conjunction point at 03:45 Pakistan Standard Time (PST) on May 5. The moon will be sighted on the evening of Monday, May 6.

According to the astronomical parameters, there is no chance of sighting of the new moon on the evening of May 05, i.e. 29 Shaaban, the met office said.