The day began with rain, sun, and dark clouds—just like the previous day the 25^th, which had also been mostly cloudy. By midday, around 12:30 PM, I noticed some gaps forming in the clouds and felt a sense of hope. I quickly got ready, and by 13:54:37, I managed to visually see the moon using an eyepiece from my backyard, this continued till 17:00.

Later in the evening, I learned that my hometown was likely to be covered in clouds. After completing preparations and praying Asr, I left home around 18:00, loading my equipment into the car. I didn’t have a guaranteed location where I would be able to see the moon with the naked eye, but I headed toward Dewsbury. Along the way, I explored various routes and eventually ended up at a spot I later discovered was near Brant Broughton, Lincoln. I wanted to carry on further in the East, but it was approaching sunset, and I thought there is no guarantee I would find the lower horizon clear so lets atleast take an advantage of seeing earlier if I can.

So at this spot the moon was at 12° and at the time around 9° and below the sky was covered in dark clouds but there were slight movement.  Luckily, I managed to see it through binoculars about 28 minutes before sunset, but it was extremely challenging due to the persistent cloud cover. Every time I tried to switch from binoculars to the camera, the moon would disappear behind the clouds. This pattern continued for the next 41 minutes. I saw the moon multiple times through binoculars but had little hope of a naked-eye sighting due to the type of clouds there were.

Then, 13 minutes after sunset—exactly 41 minutes after first spotting the moon at this location—I was finally able to see it without any optical aid. Period it was first seen with naked eyes and the last time it was 16 minutes duration but in between it would become impossible to see so in total possibly I saw only 5 approximately. It was pure luck: the dense cloud cover at the 12° level shifted downward by about 4–5°, just enough to make the sighting possible. Otherwise, I would have missed it entirely. As far as I am aware and checking around, I was the only lucky one to spot the moon this evening in the UK

This evening the moon that would have been very easy but still capturing a photograph was no easy task either. The clouds kept interfering, and even though the moon would’ve been easily visible under clear conditions, it became a real struggle. These situations—when the moon is low and conditions are far from ideal—are extremely demanding, especially when managing all the equipment alone. However, this evening I just used a binocular and a camera to see with the naked eyes, all other things remain as it is in the car.

Above all, when one prioritises naked-eye moon observations—especially in conditions like today or with a moon of this nature—it may not always be possible to capture a photograph of what was seen, especially one handed a single person. Today I was so much panicking I could take a picture but then I had to compromise focusing seeing with naked eyes but then I would get a picture but not see with naked eyes, catch 22, though Alhamdulillah I manged both today.