Astronomy in Brunei Darussalam
Bandar Seri Begawan – Members of the Astronomical Society of Brunei Darussalam were at Tanjung Batu for the Hilal of Syawal 1440H observation this afternoon. The new moon was not seen from various vantage points in Brunei due to very thick clouds.Present at the observing site was Yang Dipertua Hj Mahadi bin Hj Md Tahir, the president of the association.
21 Ramadan 1440H /27 Mei 2019 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
Berhubung dengan kenyataan yang disebarkan melalui media sosial mengenai dengan satu imej viral bertajuk βANAK BULAN SYAWAL 1440 β dengan memaparkan logo rasmi Persatuan Astronomi Negara Brunei Darussalam (PABD), maka dengan ini Persatuan Astronomi Negara Brunei Darussalam ingin memaklumkan bahawa persatuan ini TIDAK PERNAH MENGELUARKAN KENYATAAN TERSEBUT DAN TIDAK BENAR.
Continue reading “Kenyataan Akhbar: Penafian Mengenai Satu Imej Viral βKenampakan Anak Bulan Syawal 1440β yang Disebarkan dalam Media Sosial”Hereβs our cosmic idea for school holiday activities – Lunar Crescent Marathon!
Go out to look for the daily changing moon crescent in early morning, before sunrise, on May 27 until Jun 02 2019 for the Waning and Old Crescent in the Eastern sky. Continue your observation on evening of June 04 until June 10 2019, shortly after sunset, for the New and Waxing Crescent in the Western sky.
Bandar Seri Begawan – The western horizon was generally pretty clear and Venus was visible late afternoon yesterday (Jun 14, 2018) , but it was very windy and cloudy (from altitude about 6 degree and below) near the horizon where the moon was located in the sky.
Continue reading “A Quick Glimpse of 15 Hour Old New Moon Crescent”
Bandar Seri Begawan – There is another chance to break the national record for the youngest moon crescent on June 14, 2018 during the upcoming moon crescent observation for Syawal 1439H.
See explanation below:
Reminder: This is only a computational analysis data. The result/declaration of the sighting will be announced through official media by the government.
Bandar Seri Begawan – July 05, 2016. A group ofΒ members of the Astronomical Society of Brunei Darussalam was at the Agok Hill in Tutong for the moonsightingΒ to observe the new moon of Syawal 1437H. The western sky was partly cloudy especially new the horizon with theΒ sun set behind the clouds on that evening. At about 15 minutes after sunset,Β at the clouds break,Β the 24 hour old hilal was firstly visible through telescopes and CCD Camera at around 6.52 pm. Continue reading “New Lunar Crescent of Syawal 1437 seen from Brunei”
By Dr. Mohd Shukri Hanapi1 & Dr. Shahir Akram Hassan
Source: Journal of Islamic Studies and Culture December 2015, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 13-22 ISSN: 2333-5904 (Print), 2333-5912 (Online) Copyright Β© The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. Published by American Research Institute for Policy Development DOI: 10.15640/jisc.v3n2a2 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.15640/jisc.v3n2a2
Abstract
There are various methods used to determine the arrival of Ramadan (fasting) and Syawal in South East Asia. Malaysia and Indonesia use the rukyah (sighting of the moon) and hisab (mathematical calculations), Singapore uses the hisab while Brunei only uses the rukyah method. These differences are due to the different basis for using a certain method to determine the arrival of Ramadan and Syawal. The basis here refers to religious references and forms of istidlal (inferences). The question is, what religious references are used to substantiate the adoption of the rukyah method in Brunei? What is their form of istidlal based on the religious references? To answer all these questions this study has two objectives. Firstly, it intends to determine the religious references that act as the basis for using the rukyah method in Brunei. Secondly, to analyse the different forms of istidlal based on the religious references. In order to achieve these objectives, this qualitative study used library research and expert interview methods for collecting data. All the data were analysed using the content analysis method. Lastly, this study concluded that religious references from the al-Qurβan and Hadith used as a basis for applying the rukyah method in Brunei is similar to the religious references used as a basis for applying rukyah and hisab in other South East Asian countries. The only difference is the various forms of istidlal.
Bandar Seri Begawan, 13 November 2004 – Rukyah Hilal Syawal diadakan pada petang hari ini bersamaan 29 Ramadhan.
Persatuan Astronomi Negara Brunei Darussalam juga membuat cerapan anak bulan pada petang tadi bertempat di kawasan lapang Bukit Agok, Tutong. Hanya empat orang ahli PABD yang hadir untuk pencerapan.
Walaupun kawasan sebelah ufuk barat berawan sedikit, sabit anak bulan yang berumur kurang dari 20 jam telah kelihatan selepas beberapa minit matahari terbenam.
Continue reading “2004 Nov 13 Laporan Cerapan Hilal Syawal 1425H anak bulan yang paling muda kelihatan”