At solar eclipse, can the “Hilal” be seen?
Solar eclipse always occurs when the moon is “New Moon” or “Invisible Moon”. It occurs when the sun, the moon and Earth come in the same line. At that moment moon comes in front of the sun as seen from earth. This moon is totally invisible, because the moon does not have any light. It only reflects sun’s light when it is not in line with the sun. This moon is not “hilal” and cannot be seen from any where in the world. It is also scientific fact that when sun eclipse occurs, at that moment there are two days in the world; e.g. on Monday, Oct 3, 2005, eclipse occurs at 10:28 GMT, which means 1:28pm Saudi Time, or 11:28pm at 165 Longitude on Sunday, October 2, 2005. This eclipse can be seen from Middle East, Europe and Africa on Monday, Oct 3, 2005. 8.11 Question: I read in your site that lunar eclipse will occur only in the middle of the month. This time lunar eclipse occurs on 13th day of Ramadan in USA. Does this indicates that Ramadan in USA began one day late? Answer: Eclipse occurs
