The month of Rajab in the islamic calendar year 1442 AH has started. In the evening of Friday, 12 Feb 2021 CE, many photos of the crescent moon (hilal) of 1 Rajab 1442 AH have been taken. The naked-eye visible crescent moon was sighted from Morocco. Earlier, from eastern Muslim countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, Iran, Oman and UEA, the crescent moon of 1 Rajab 1442 AH can also be photographed using camera connected to telescopes.
Below are a collection of the crescent moon photos of Rajab 1442 AH taken from the evening of Friday, 12 February 2021. This makes 1 Rajab 1442 AH starts on Saturday, 13 February 2021 based on global moon sighting.
See also: Islamic Calendar for 2021 CE.
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