*KARACHI: The Met Office has forecast sighting of Shawwal moon on June 04and Eid ul Fitr on Wednesday June 05.*
“There is strong probability of sighting of the Shawwal moon on Ramazan 29(June 04),” Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said in a statement.
The Shawwal moon will born on June 03 (Ramazan 28) at 3:02 PM and will befour hours and 16 minutes old at the sunset of the 28th Ramazan.
The moon will be 28 hours and 16 minutes old on June 04 (29th of Ramazan)and can be sighted for at least one hour after sunset as it will be 12degrees above, the weather department said.
The Shawwal moon will most likely be sighted across the country on June 04evening, the met office predicted.
It is pertinent to mention here that Federal Minister of Science andTechnology Fawad Chaudhry has announced today that the lunar calendarprepared by a committee of experts has been forwarded to the Council ofIslamic Ideology (CII).
He said that the Shawwal moon will likely to be sighted on June 04 and Eidul Fitr on June 05, according to the lunar calendar.
The calendar will be sent to the federal cabinet after endorsement of theCII.
The minister said that the experts from the Ministry of Science, SPARCO andPakistan Meteorological Department have prepared the lunar calendar.