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Photos of the Crescent Moon of Dhul-Hijja 1440

As predicted by the Crescent Moon Visibility Map of Dhul-Hijja 1440 AH, the crescent moon would be visible for people in the American continent on the evening of Thursday, 1 August 2019. All other places east to the USA have reported negative sightings, except from Saudi Arabia and Indonesia where claims of positive sightings were reported but without photos.

Below are several photos of the crescent moon of 1 Dhul-Hijja 1440 AH obtained from the evening of Thursday, 1 August 2019. Thus, globally, the start of the Dhul-Hijja 1440 AH is on Friday, 2 August 2019.

Crescent moon of 1 Dhul-Hijja 1440 AH as photographed from California, USA, on Thursday, 1 August 2019. © Youssef Ismail

Crescent moon of 1 Dhul-Hijja 1440 AH as photographed from Los Angeles, USA, on Thursday, 1 August 2019.

Habib bin Hilal

Habib bin Hilal is Editor in Chief of this blog and manager of the website: Alhabib - Coloring with Islam.

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