Flag of Pakistan - Wiki Article

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[Mojo-jojo]

[h=1]What does the waxing or waning Moon look like in different parts of the world in the course of the year?[/h] [h=2]Applet[/h] If you prefer to view the applets offline, you can download them. Just unzip astro-applets.zip, and open astro-applets.html in your browser.
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This applet was made together with Tey Meng Khoon and Frederick H. Willeboordse of CITA (Centre for Information Technology and Applications) for the course Heavenly Mathematics & Cultural Astronomy.
[h=2]Discussion[/h] This Java applet shows the waxing or waning Moon in different parts of the world in the course of the year.

[video]http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/applets/eclipticmoon/eclipticmoon.html[/video]

 

[Mojo-jojo]

I have heard that direction or orientation of the moon/ crescent in the Pakistani flag is wrong. It should be in the opposite direction to show a rising (waxing) crescent where Pakistan is geographically located. Any thoughts about it? Should it be changed to the correct orientation if it is technically wrong? I know many of you will think that it is not a big issue but it will prove that we are willing to make corrections in our national life whether our national flag or anything else.

http://flagspot.net/flags/xf-cres.html :

The horns to the left in the north is a waxing crescent (shortly after new moon). See it after sunset. The horns to the right (Turkey, say) is a waning crescent, late in the lunar month. You can see it before sunrise.

In the tropics you'll see the horns pointing up for both phases (Mauritania), and as you proceed further south the picture reverses.
Al Kirsch, 6 July 2004

Turkey:

Algeria:

Mauritania:

Comoros:

Singapore: