The crescent of the month of Dhu al -Hijjah monitors this evening, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, after sunset, as it appears low in the western horizon and is associated with Jupiter, and is apparently separated by about 5 degrees in a scene that provides a beautiful opportunity for astronomical photography in the sky of the Arab world, according to the astronomical association in Jeddah.
The crescent of Hajj decorates the sky
Because of the moon’s move away from the glow of the sun, it has become more clear to the naked eye compared to the past night and will gradually rise in the coming days with the increase in the lit part of it, and the phenomenon of Earth’s light can be monitored, as the dark part of the moon appears dims due to the reflection of sunlight from Earth to its surface,
As the moon’s movement continues to east in its orbit around the Earth, its location will change daily, making it an excellent guide to locating the heavenly bodies in the coming weeks.
This period is ideal for monitoring dims in the depths of the sky, such as galaxies and stellar clusters, thanks to the darkness of the sky resulting from the absence of the bright moon.
The sky of Saudi Arabia and most of the Arab countries witnessed an exquisite heavenly phenomenon at dawn last Thursday, as the moon’s crescent, Saturn and Venus are lined up in a view that can be seen with the naked eye without the need for any specialized monitoring equipment.
The lineup is monitored before the dawn, the eastern horizon, as the crescent of the moon will appear lit from the left side while it is accompanied by Saturn, which will appear as a light spot that feared while the flower planet below the scene with a severe brightness that makes it a smooth body after the moon. There is an actual conjugation between them from the tropical point of view.
