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I just wanted to clarify that the a new month will begin when the moon is out, not the sun.

Shahid

Michael A. Long wrote:

> I read this somewhere so don't hold me accountable if it is wrong.  I understand that the problem with an Islamic calander is that
> the dates in it are not set in stone as they are in the Gregorian calander (we always know when the leap day is; we have a formula
> for all the holidays and such).  In the Islamic calander certain dates begin when the first person in Islam sees the sun on certain
> days?  If this is the case, and I really am not sure about it, then it would be almost impossible to write an accurate calander
> object.
>
> Joachim Schneider wrote in message <704kb7$mt012@forums.borland.com>...
> >In my application I need a Calendar object representing the islamic calendar
> >(or Hijri calendar). The JDK provides only one concrete
> >subclass of Calendar: the GregorianCalendar.
> >Has anyone the same problem or a resolution for it.
> >
> >Thanks for your help
> >
> >Joachim Schneider
> >
> >schneider@aes-ag.com
> >
> >
> >