Ministry Of Religion Of North Maluku-BMKG Held Rukyat Hilal In Taduma Ternate

Head of Sub-Coordinator for Islamic Information, Ministry of Religion of North Maluku Province, Dahlan Saidi

TERNATE - The Ministry of Religion of North Maluku together with the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) carried out observations (rukyat) of the new moon of Shawwal 1443 Hijri on May 1, 2022, centered in Taduma, Ternate Island District, Ternate City. Observations (rukyat) of the new moon are carried out throughout Indonesia, including the North Maluku province, which will be carried out in Ternate City with the local government, Islamic organizations and various elements of society," said Head of Sub-Coordinator for Islamic Information, Ministry of Religion of North Maluku Province, Dahlan Saidi in Ternate, Thursday, April 28. According to him, according to the results of the reckoning, the fall on May 1, 2022 is used as the basis for rukyat, the hilal is 4.29 degrees, the hilal direction is 28 degrees indicating that the position of the hilal will be to the right of the sun. 29 degrees if referring to the criteria agreed by the government 3 degrees above the horizon, then this criterion has been exceeded, in terms of b there can be a tentative conclusion that it is possible that according to the reckoning version, it will be used as a reference as 1 Shawwal. Dahlan said that the government, apart from reckoning, will also perform rukyat with calculated data as an illustration that the hilal is in accordance with the provisions of 3 degrees above the horizon. On April 1, 2022, the new moon will be above 4 degrees, so, from a reckoning perspective, it can be predicted that 1 Shawwal 1443 Hijriah will fall on May 2, 2022, but the government will make the decision later," said Dahlan, quoted by Antara. With figures like these, announcements from the government will be made public after the rukyat. However, he personally admits, there is a 90 percent chance that 1 Shawwal 1443 Hijriah will fall on May 2, 2022, but must wait for an official decision from the government after the rukyat is done. Previously, the Head of the Center for Engineering Seismology, Potential Geophysics and BMKG Time Signs Rahmat Triyono said the mechanism observation is using a telescope or computerized binoculars combined with information technology. When the observation is carried out, the brightness of the new moon will be recorded by a detector mounted on the telescope which automatically follows the changing position of the moon on the western horizon. "With information technology, the data is directly sent to the server. at the Central BMKG, to then be stored and disseminated online throughout the world via http://www.bmkg.go.id/hilal," he said. The observation locations were in Aceh Besar, Deli Serdang, Central Tapanuli, Padang, Bengkulu, Tanjung Pinang, Batam, Serang, Pandeglang, Tangerang, Subang, Kebumen, Tegal, Yogyakarta, Malang, Badung, Mataram, Kupang, Waingapu, Alor, Balikpapan, Makassar, Donggala, Manado, Kolaka, Gorontalo, Ternate, Ambon, Sorong, and Jayapura. It was explained that the beginning of Shawwal 1443 H (1 May 2022 AD) The conjunction (Ijtimak) of the beginning of the month of Shawwal 1443 H in Indonesia occurred before sunset on Sunday, 1 May 2022 AD, at 03 o'clock .27 WIT or 04.27 WITA or 05.27 WIT. The earliest sunset occurred in Merauke (Papua) at 17.29 WIT and the latest at 18.45 WIT in Sabang, (Aceh). The height of the new moon at sunset ranges from the lowest of 3.79⁰ in Merauke (Papua) to the highest of 5.57⁰ in Sabang (Aceh).