The thin crescent moon or hilaal, that marks the start of the New Islamic Hijri Year 1442 or 1 Muharram 1442 AH has been sighted from many places on the evening of Wednesday, 19 August 2020 CE. Therefore, 1 Muharram 1442 AH corresponds to Thursday, 20 August 2020. Below is a photo of the crescent moon sighted in Dallas, US.
Veri thin crescent moon of 1 Muharam 1442 AH sighted in Dallas, USA, on Wednesday, 19 August 2020. (MoonHotline
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Another photo of the crescent moon as obtained by Central Hilal Committee of North America is below:
Crescent moon photo of 1 Muharram 1442 H taken on Wednesday, 19 August 2020 from USA.
Yet another one came from Mount Tamalpais, California, USA.
Photo of the first crescent moon of the islamic year 1442 AH, 1 Muharram as seen on Wednesday, 19 August 2020 form California, USA. (Z twist)
Other moon sighting attempts from eastern part of the world have not produced any crescent moon photos so far.
