Embracing the Arrival of Jumadal Akhirah 1445 AH: A Spiritual Sojourn

Crescent moon visibility map in the evening of Wednesday, 13 December 2023. Only South America can see the crescent moon of Jumadal Akhirah 1445 easily.

Dear esteemed readers, In our contemplative journey through the Islamic calendar, we stand at the threshold of the forthcoming month — Jumadal Akhirah 1445 AH. Join me in exploring the profound celestial dynamics that govern the onset of this sacred period. Hopefully, this blog can answer such question as: When Does 1 Jumadal Akhirah 1445 … Read more

When is 1 Rabi’ ath-Thani 1445 AH?

Crescent moon visibility map for Rabi' ath-Thani 1445 AH on Sunday evening, 15 October 2023.

The month of Rabi’ ath-Thani is the 4th month in the islamic calendar. This year, the month comes after the moon conjunction on Saturday, 14 October 2023 CE at 17:55 UTC. The crescent moon for the Rabi’ ath-Thani 1445 AH will not be visible on Saturday evening. And on the following day, Sunday evening, the … Read more

Photos of crescent moon of Shawal 1441 H

As predicted before, the crescent moon that marks the beginning of hijri month of Shawwal 1441 H was not sighted until Saturday evening. 23 May 2020. The first photos of the crescent moon we obtained was from Indonesia and Malaysia. The crescent moon of Shawal was, however, not visible by naked eyes from both countries. … Read more

Crescent Moon Visibility Map for Shawwal 1436 AH

Only the Polynesian islands will be able to see the crescent moon of Shawwal 1436 H on the evening of Thursday, 16 July 2015.

The astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on July 16, 2015 (Thursday) at 1:24 UT. On July 16, people in South America could see the crescent moon (hilal) with difficulty; but easily in Polynesian Islands. On Friday, July 17, 2015, the crescent moon can be easily seen in almost the whole world, except Northern Asia and … Read more

Photos: Crescent Moon for Sha’ban 1436 AH

The crescent moons of Sha’ban 1436 AH were sighted from various places in Indonesia on this evening, Tuesday, 19 May 2015. There were also positive sightings from Australia and New Zealand. Therefore, 1 Sha’ban 1436 AH begins on Wednesday, 20 May 2015, based on hilal sighting. No positive sightings were reported from the previous evening. … Read more

Islamic Calendar for 2015 CE (1436 – 1437 AH)

Screenshot of PDF version of the Islamic Calendar for 2015.

Islamic calendar for 2015 CE which includes islamic months in the hijri years of 1436 and 1437 AH has been available. As usual, we have prepared two versions of the calendar: Ummul Qura and Global. The Ummul Qura one is based on the Saudi Arabia system which calculates the position of the moon relative to … Read more