KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted there is a “good chance” of sighting the new moon of Rabiul Awwal on the evening of October 7.
Thus the first day of the new lunar month will likely fall on Friday, October 8.
The new moon will be born on crossing conjunction point at 16:06 PST on October 6 (Wednesday), the weather department said in a statement.
The weather is expected to be partly cloudy or cloudy in most parts of the country on the evening of October 7, according to the climate record.
The Eid Milad-un-Nabi is projected to fall on October 19.
A meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee is expected to be held on October 7 for sighting the new moon of Rabi ul-Awwal.
The meetings of zonal and district Ruet-e-Hilal committees were also expected to be held for collecting evidence in respect of sighting of the new moon at their respective offices.
