Aceh Ministry Of Religion Monitors Hilal In 6 Locations, One Of Them Is At 0 KM Monument, Sabang City

Illustration- Tgk Chiek Kuta Karang observatory officer, Aceh's Ministry of Religion monitors the position of the new moon (Photo Via ANTARA)

ACEH - The Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) of Aceh Province will observe the rukyatul hilal 1 Ramadan 1443 Hijri in six locations spread across the region.

Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion for Aceh, Iqbal, said that the observation of the new moon was carried out simultaneously with the implementation of the isbat session led by the Minister of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia in Jakarta today.

"Aceh has prepared six observation sites on April 1. Nationally, there are a total of 101 observation sites spread across all regions in Indonesia," said Iqbal in Banda Aceh, Antara, Friday, April 1.

The six locations include the Tgk Chiek Kuta Karang Observatory - Lhoknga, Aceh Besar District, Monument 0 KM - Sabang City, Bukit Blang Tiron Perta Arun Gas - Lhokseumawe, Lhokgeulumpang Beach - Setia Bakti, Aceh Jaya Regency, POB Suak Geudubang - West Aceh Regency, and at Nancala Beach - Teupah Barat, Simeulue Regency.

Iqbal said that the announcement of the results of the observations would be delivered directly by the Minister of Religion in the isbat session after receiving the results of the rukyatul hilal throughout Indonesia.

Meanwhile, the Falakiyah Expert of the Aceh Ministry of Religion's Regional Office, Alfirdaus Putra, said that his party was continuing to make preparations ahead of the hilal monitoring. The team has also prepared a number of astronomical telescopes as monitoring tools.

Based on data released ijtima' the beginning of Ramadan 1443 Hijri will occur on Friday, April 1, 2022 at 13.24 WIB to coincide with the 29th of Sha'ban 1443 Hijri.

"On that day, the height of the new moon at the Tgk Chik Kuta Karang Lhoknga Observatory Markaz, Aceh Besar was at 2.07 degrees above the horizon with a position of 2.47 degrees from west to north with an elongation of 3.45 degrees," said Alfirdaus.

As for the certainty of 1 Ramadan, it will be announced directly at the isbat session in Jakarta after the rukyat is completed.

And if the new moon is observed on April 1, it is estimated that 1 Ramadan will fall on April 2, 2022, but if it is not visible, the beginning of Ramadan could fall on April 3, 2022, he said.