The UAE’s skies are set to witness the rise of the lunar station known as “Al Sharatain” before dawn on May 12, a celestial event long associated in Arab tradition with the beginning of summer and the arrival of hotter conditions across the Arabian Peninsula. Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Board Chairman of the Emirates Astronomical Society and a member of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences, said the appearance of Al Sharatain above the eastern horizon marks a seasonal turning point recognised for centuries by Arabs and agricultural communities, signalling the dominance of daytime heat and the gradual shift towards the Gulf’s intense summer climate.  According to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Ibrahim Al Jarwan explained that Al Sharatain is one of the brightest stars located along the zodiac belt, or the Sun’s apparent path across the sky.…