It must be noted that based on Crescent Moon Visibility Map for 1 Dhul-Hijjah 1439 AH, there is no chance of naked-eye moon sighting in Saudi Arabia on Saturday evening. The moon is only about 1.7 degrees above horizon when the sun set in Makkah on Saturday and it stayed for only about 15 minutes. Saudi is well known for such ‘crescent moon sighting’ when scientifically it is impossible to see the moon by naked eye.
Therefore, the culmination of Hajj in Saudi Arabia, the Wukuf in Arafah, 9 Dhul-Hijjah 1439 AH will be on Monday, 20 August 2018 and Eid-ul-Adha 1439 AH there will be on Tuesday, 21 August 2018.
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