The islamic new year, the year 1445 after hijra (1445 AH), is upon us. Some countries start 1 Muharram 1445 AH on Wednesday, some others on Thursday. Some started using calculated calendar, others after moon sighting. But here we have several photos of the crescent moon (hilal) of the islamic new year photographed on Tuesday evening local times, making 1 Muharram 1445 AH corresponds to Wednesday, 19 July 2023 by global moon sighting.
First positive report of hilal sighting was from Indonesia where locals claimed to see the crescent moon of 1 Muharram 1445 AH on Tuesday evening. A CCD photograph of the moon was circulated showing vague outline of the very thin crescent moon. Below is the picture:
CCD image of the crescent moon 1 Muharram 1445 AH captured through telescope from Gresik, East Java, Indonesia on Tuesday evening.
Similar photo of the crescent moon was also obtained from Selangor, Malaysia.
Crescent moon photo of 1 Muharram 1445 from Selangor, Malaysia.
More positive reports were received on Tuesday from the Middle East and North Africa. Here are crescent moon photos of 1 Muharram 1445 AH from Jordan and Morocco.
Crescent moon photo of 1 Muharram 1445 AH from Jordan on Tuesday evening seen through binoculars (Imam Hamdi).
Crescent moon photo of 1 Muharram 1445 AH from Jordan on Tuesday evening seen through binoculars.
Crescent moon photo of 1 Muharram 1445 AH from Morocco on Tuesday evening. The moon was visible by naked eyes.
From Basra, Turkiye, a photograph of the crescent moon of Muharram 1445 AH was also taken on Tuesday evening.
Crescent moon photo of 1 Muharram 1445 AH from Bursa, Turkiye taken on the evening of Tuesday, 18 July 2023 (Uğur İkizler).
From Palestine, we obtain a photograph of the crescent moon of 1 Muharram 1445 AH as seen from a telescope.
Photograph of the crescent moon of 1 Muharram 1445 AH from Palestine on Tuesday, 18 July 2023. Only visible through telescope.
And from the North America, the crescent moon was easily visible by naked eyes on Tuesday evening. Below is a snapshot of the crescent moon of Muharram 1445 AH from there:
