Book of Enoch is one of the oldest manuscripts in the world which is believed and attributed to Enoch Prophet PBUH (Idris). One of all discussions is explained the Moon course and movement which is need by Muslims as reference as the determination of worship's time. This could be an explanation that Rasulullah era, the knowledge about astronomy and Falak has been developed before Rasulullah era. So, the statement of Rasulullah’s folk have no ability to read, write and calculate actually has different interpretation.
The author raises two research problem: 1) How is the moon’s phase and illumination in the Book of Enoch, and 2) How is the astronomical analysis of moon illumination and its position towards the Sun in the Book of Enoch. This research is classified into library research with the qualitative approach. While to obtain the data, the primary data is the Book of Enoch and to strengthen the data using interview.
The Moon illumination in the Book of Enoch is explained using the fraction pattern in each day. The Book of Enoch explained the Moon's phase by showing its position with the Sun and its period in Enoch lunar month. There is a difference between the Moon illumination in the Book of Enoch and the reality nowadays. For the Moon illumination has difference about 3% to the 29-day month. While Moon illumination for 30-day month has the suitable range with the Enoch 30-day month the Then to obtain the elongation as the Moon’s position towards the Sun is by transformed from the Moon illumination. The elongation value in the first day of 29-day month is 31° 00' 10'' while the 30-day month is 21° 47' 12''. Then on each hour (the Moon age), the elongation increases 1° 17' 30'' for 29-day month and 0° 54' 28'' for 30-day month after the Moon’s conjunction.
Book of Enoch is one of the oldest manuscripts in the world which is believed and attributed to Enoch Prophet PBUH (Idris). One of all discussions is explained the Moon course and movement which is need by Muslims as reference as the determination of worship's time. This could be an explanation that Rasulullah era, the knowledge about astronomy and Falak has been developed before Rasulullah era. So, the statement of Rasulullah’s folk have no ability to read, write and calculate actually has different interpretation.
The author raises two research problem: 1) How is the moon’s phase and illumination in the Book of Enoch, and 2) How is the astronomical analysis of moon illumination and its position towards the Sun in the Book of Enoch. This research is classified into library research with the qualitative approach. While to obtain the data, the primary data is the Book of Enoch and to strengthen the data using interview.
The Moon illumination in the Book of Enoch is explained using the fraction pattern in each day. The Book of Enoch explained the Moon's phase by showing its position with the Sun and its period in Enoch lunar month. There is a difference between the Moon illumination in the Book of Enoch and the reality nowadays. For the Moon illumination has difference about 3% to the 29-day month. While Moon illumination for 30-day month has the suitable range with the Enoch 30-day month the Then to obtain the elongation as the Moon’s position towards the Sun is by transformed from the Moon illumination. The elongation value in the first day of 29-day month is 31° 00' 10'' while the 30-day month is 21° 47' 12''. Then on each hour (the Moon age), the elongation increases 1° 17' 30'' for 29-day month and 0° 54' 28'' for 30-day month after the Moon’s conjunction.