May 2020

24-May-2020 / Last updated : 24-May-2020 Habib bin Hilal Islamic Calendar

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. […]

Crescent visibility map for Shawal 1441 AH on Saturday, 23 May 2020. Most part of the world will be able to sight the crescent moon (hilal).

20-May-2020 / Last updated : 20-May-2020 Habib bin Hilal Islamic Calendar

When Does 1 Shawwal 1441 AH Begin?

The hijri month of Shawal 1441 AH will be marked by geocentric conjunction of moon on Friday, 22 May 2020 at 17:38 UTC. In the evening of this Friday, the moon will not be sigthable for most part of the world because it will either already set before sunset or too low in the horizon […]