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A full moon sinking behind San Gorgonio Mountain, California, on a midsummer morning. Moonrise and moonset are times when the upper limb of the Moon appears above the horizon and disappears below it, respectively. The exact times depend on the lunar phase and declination, as well as the observer's location.
The Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (Urdu: مرکزی رویتِ ہلال کمیٹی) is the official body in Pakistan responsible for announcing the sighting of the new moon, which determines the Islamic calendar. Currently chaired by Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, the committee is supported by 150 observatories from the Pakistan Meteorological Department. [1]
A pakṣa (Sanskrit: पक्ष) is the time taken by the Moon to move from a new moon to a full moon and vice versa. The waxing phase of the moon is known as the bright side (Sanskrit: शुक्ल पक्ष, romanized: śukla pakṣa) and the waning phase is known as the dark side (Sanskrit: कृष्ण पक्ष, romanized: kṛṣṇa pakṣa).
By 4:33 p.m. the moon will have moved past the sun, returning the light to normal. Along the way, periods of darkness could last a mere few seconds or, in some cities, could surpass four minutes ...
The air pollution generated in November 2024 in India and Pakistan was regarded by climate researchers as an unprecedented intensification of the region's annual pollution cycle. [2] NASA satellite imaging showed a continuous cloud of smog that extended across the majority of eastern and northern Pakistan, as well as northwestern India.
Delhi Gate (Punjabi: دِلّی بُوہا, romanized: Dillī Būhā; Urdu: دہلی دروازه, romanized: Dēhlī Darwāzā) is one of the six remaining historic gates of the Walled City of Lahore in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Delhi Gate and the adjacent Shahi Hammam were restored in 2015 by the Aga Khan Cultural Service Pakistan.
Chenab Park is situated at Muzaffargarh Road, near east bank of the River Chenab in Multan, Pakistan. [2] There is also another park on the west side of the river called Chenab Kinara Park (Chenab Bank) on the Muzaffargarh side. There are play areas for children, [3] a lake and boating facilities in the park.
Pakistan has seen many floods, the worst and most destructive is the recent 2010 Pakistan floods, other floods which caused destruction in the history of Pakistan, include the flood of 1950, which killed 2910 people; on 1 July 1977 heavy rains and flooding in Karachi, killed 248 people, according to Pakistan meteorological department 207 ...