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By Joe Smith On the night of Sunday, March 11,the moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun, appearing shrouded in darkness to observers on Earth. But billions of people on Earth will be waiting for the first glimpse of the new moon, as it moves out of alignment a few hours after the new moon and a slim, silvery crescent becomes visible. The result, a slim crescent moon – which will also be a “super new moon” this month – holds greater significance than usual for the world’s two billion Muslims. This is because the first sighting of the new moon this month will mark the start of Rama…

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