Logan Republican | 1904-04-23 | Page 1 | The Arabic Day

The Arabic Day. 'B Tho Arabic day begins at sunset, ' ,: and the particular one which begins ' jfl any month Is that on which the new V flj moon Is first seen aftor sunset. Apart ' "l from tho cloudiness of tho sky there -!;iwB may be and generally 1b considerable ; ' fim difficulty in peeing the crescent, lost ' jS as it must always bo in tho radlanco l '4B of tho sot sun, and consequently , "H there Is always uncertainty for somo mm tlmo after sunset whether the day yJ that has Just begun Is to bo reck ' jffy.fll oned with the last month or as th ( lfl flrat of a new month. IW N -1 tsl