Astronomers set Eid in Indonesia fell 31 August 2011

Shawwal or Lebaran day will be starting 29 to 30 August 2011 in a number of places. However, some astronomers in Bandung believes the new moon will be visible on August 30 evening, which means Fitri falls on August 31, 2011.

Researchers in the field of the sun and space-Lapan Bandung, Abdul Rachman, said when monitored (rukyah) on 29 Ramadan position of the moon is still low. Height below two degrees. "Usually used at least two degrees higher, the same as in astronomical terms," he said, Tuesday, August 22, 2011.

Evan Irawan Akbar, a spokesman for Bosscha Observatory, adding very difficult to see the emergence of new moons position is very close to the sun at sunset. These conditions sometimes lead to other views. "The light of the new moon's crescent-shaped very thin," he said.

However, based on the experience of previous years, said Abdul Rachman remain alone monitors who could see the emergence of a new moon high although below two degrees. The possibility that viewed it as Venus, or the sunlight that passes through a cloud gap. Based on the results of the simulation, altitude months in Indonesia the average ranges from 10-14 degrees on the 30th of Ramadan evening.

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