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Hendy IrawanParama... I've been wondering this for so long: In Indonesia fasting is about 14 hours. But in some countries the sun sets/rises earlier or later, sometimes significantly.. and in some places in north/south poles I think they don't even set/rise at all, depending on season. Does this mean the fasting duration varies across places?
And second, how do astronauts fast on the orbiting space station ? Do they just pick an arbitrary timezone on Earth as a baseline?
Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان Ramaḍān, Arabic pronunciation: [rɑmɑd̪ˤɑːn]) (also written Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, Ramdan, Ramadaan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is...read more
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Parama Danoesubroto: yes hendy, fasting is different on every point on earth, and depending on the seasons too. For example, right now in North America, fasting is from 5am to 9:30pm. The more you go north, closer to the north pole, one "day", is one year. You see the sun for 6 months and you see the moon for 6 month. it's called the midnight sun. If that's the case, you choose the closest point that represents a real day, and just use their prayer/fasting time :) I'm not a scholar, but, I think it's similar if we're an astronaut
The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon occurring in summer months at latitudes north and nearby to the south of the Arctic Circle, and south and nearby...read more
Nisa Usman: Mas parama, kalo sekarang ini di US berapa jam puasanya? duh....
Hendy Irawan Parama... I've been wondering this for so long: In Indonesia fasting is about 14 hours. But in some countries the sun sets/rises earlier or later, sometimes significantly.. and in some places in north/south poles I think they don't even set/rise at all, depending on season. Does this mean the fasting duration varies across places?
And second, how do astronauts fast on the orbiting space station ? Do they just pick an arbitrary timezone on Earth as a baseline?
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:47:32 GMT
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...Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان Ramaḍān, Arabic pronunciation: [rɑmɑd̪ˤɑːn]) (also written Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, Ramdan, Ramadaan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is...read more
I love anything that is technology-related, and the entire concept of entrepreneurship.
Parama Danoesubroto: yes hendy, fasting is different on every point on earth, and depending on the seasons too.
For example, right now in North America, fasting is from 5am to 9:30pm.
The more you go north, closer to the north pole, one "day", is one year.
You see the sun for 6 months and you see the moon for 6 month. it's called the midnight sun.
If that's the case, you choose the closest point that represents a real day, and just use their prayer/fasting time :)
I'm not a scholar, but, I think it's similar if we're an astronaut
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:53:36 GMT
The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon occurring in summer months at latitudes north and nearby to the south of the Arctic Circle, and south and nearby...read more
Nisa Usman: Mas parama, kalo sekarang ini di US berapa jam puasanya? duh....
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:09:07 GMT
I love anything that is technology-related, and the entire concept of entrepreneurship.
Parama Danoesubroto: 18.5 jam :)
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:49:43 GMT