Islamic Calendar

all about the calendar used in the muslim world, that are based on the moon movement.

When will 1 Ramadan 1442 AH (2021) Start?

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Crescent moon visibility for Ramadan 1442 AH on the evening of Monday, 12 April 2021. Only those in the american continent will have a chance to see the hilal by naked eye.

It is that time again this year, when many muslims will ask: “when is 1 Ramadan 1442 AH (2021)?”. Some of us will look at the calendar and most of them states that 1 Ramadan 1442 AH corresponds to Tuesday, 13 April 2021. The global islamic calendar based on predicted crescent moon visibility also list … Read more

Photos: Crescent Moon of 1 Sha’ban 1442 AH (2021 CE)

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Foto hilal 1 Sya'ban 1442 H terlihat secara kasat mata dari Perth, Australia pada petang hari Ahad, 14 Maret 2021.

Below are several photos of the first crescent moon (hilaal) of the islamic month of Sha’ban 1442 AH. Positive reports of sighting as well as photos of the crescent moon of 1 Sha’ban 1442 AH were received from Australia, on the evening of Sunday, 14 March 2021. Therefore, based on global moon sighting, 1 Sha’ban … Read more

Crescent Moon Photos of Rajab 1442 AH

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Photo of the crescent moon (hilal) of 1 Rajab 1442 AH taken from Morocco (visible with naked eye) on Friday, 12 Feb 2021.

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, … Read more

Crescent Moon Photos of Jumadal Akhirah 1442 AH

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Foto hilal 1 Jumadal Akhirah 1442 H yang dipotret oleh Esmeralda Sosa dari Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentian pada petang hari Rabu, 13 Januari 2021 M (https://esplaobs02.blogspot.com/2021/01/la-luna-07-jupiter-mercurio-desde.html).

As predicted from Crescent Moon Visibility Map for Jumadal Akhirah 1442 AH (see HilalMap above), on Wednesday evening, 13 January 2021, the very thin crescent moon was sighted from Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. Esmeralda Sosa took a picture of the hilaal (crescent) along side planets Jupiter and Mercury in the photograph below: Based on this … Read more

Crescent moon (hilal) photos of 1 Rabiul Awwal 1442 AH

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Foto bulan sabit (hilal) 1 Rabiul Awal 1442 H yg terlihat melalui teleskop dari Melaka, Malaysia (Balai Cerap Al Khawarizmi) pada petang hari Sabtu, 17 Oktober 2020 M.

Alhamdulillah, all praise be to Allah, that guides us entering the month of Rabiul Awwal 1442 AH. The new crescent moon (hilal) of 1 Rabi’ul Awwal 1442 AH has been seen through telescope from several locations in Indonesia and Malaysia. The moon sighting reports and photos of the crescent moon we received below are from … Read more

Crescent Moon Photo of 1 Muharram 1442 AH

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Foto bulan sabit 1 Muharam 1442 H dari Dallas, Amerika Serikat dipotret pada hari Rabu, 19 Agustus 2020.

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 … Read more