Monitoring Of LAPAN, Eid Will Fall On Thursday May 13

JAKARTA - Eid al-Fitr is expected to fall on Thursday, May 13. The government is also preparing to hold a session to determine 1 Syawal 1442 Hijri.

One of the stages of attention is the visible hilal or position of the moon. But based on the monitoring of the Aviation and Space Agency (LAPAN), the hilal has not yet been seen as of this afternoon.

"When maghrib (Tuesday today) is impossible to see, because the moon is setting or (is at) minus altitude", Thomas said in his brief message to VOI, Tuesday, May 11.

Thomas also dismissed the possibility that it would happen in the afternoon. Because witnesses who claim to see will also be rejected by religious judges and Isbat trials.

Thus, Ramadan will be fulfilled for 30 days. According to Thomas, Eid al-Fitr will be set on Thursday, May 13, 2021

"So definitely Ramadan 30 days, Eid al-Fitr (falls on) May 13", added Thomas.

Isbat Trial

Please note, the government will hold a hearing in the afternoon. The session will begin open exposure on the position of the new crescent moon (hilal) based on astronomical data (Falak) by the Hijri Calendar Unification Team of the Ministry of Religious Affairs.

After that, the participants of the session will listen to the report of the data of the reckoning and the results of rukyatul hilal. The results of the trial will be announced by the Minister of Religious Affairs along with related parties.

Kemenag in determining 1 Syawal 1442 H combines two methods, namely through astronomical calculations (reckoning) to determine the exact position of hilal. Then there will be a forecast of the location of the new moon and confirmed by looking at the hilal directly (rukyat).

The method has a simulation if the new moon is seen some time after the maghrib arrives (qobla ghurub) then this afternoon is determined to have entered 1 Syawal 1442 H. That is, the people of Indonesia will celebrate Eid al-Fitr on Wednesday, May 12.

On the other hand, if the hilal is not seen or not witnessed by the mourners, Tuesday evening is still designated as the night of 30 Ramadan. Meanwhile, 1 Syawal will fall on Thursday 13 May.

Previously, the Islamic society of Muhammadiyah officially established Eid al-Fitr 1 Syawal 1442 Hijri on Thursday, May 13, 2021. The decree is outlined in Information No. 01/MLM/I.0/E/2021 concerning the Determination of The Results of Ramadan, Syawal, and Zulhijah 1442 Hijri.