The eighth month of the hijri calendar this year, Sha’ban 1446 AH, is around the corner. The conjunction of the moon on Wednesday, 29 January 2025 CE at 12:36 UTC will kick-off the new hijri month. However, on the evening at that day, the crescent moon – or hilal – will not be visible in most parts of the world. It is on the Thursday evening, that the sliver crescent moon will be visible to the beholder and marks the beginning of the month of Sha’ban. The crescent moon visibility map below describes this event:

Crescent moon visibility map for the month of Sha’ban 1446 AH. On Thursday evening, the hilal will be visible. Thus, 1 Sha’ban 1446 AH corresponds to Friday, 31 January 2025 CE.
With the sighting of the new crescent moon on Thursday, this makes 1 Sha’ban 1446 AH corresponds to Friday, 31 January 2025 CE.
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We hope you a blessed month of Sha’ban and stay tune to see the photos of the crescent moon of Sha’ban 1446 AH that we receive.