all about the calendar used in the muslim world, that are based on the moon movement.
The Astronomical New Moon is on August 6, 2013 (Tuesday) at 21:51 UT. This moon is not visible anywhere on August 6. On August 7, it may be visible by naked eye in South America and Polynesian Islands. On August… Continue Reading
There was one report of hilal (crescent moon) sightings from Tahiti, French Polynesia on the evening of Monday, 8 July 2013. Below is the report as cited by ICOP: Mr. Hussein Farhat said: “On Monday, 8th July 2013 the moon… Continue Reading
Official 1st Day of Ramadan in Different Countries Tuesday, 9 July 2013: Bosnia and Hercegovina (Follow Turkey) China (Following MeccaCalendar.org) Cosovo (Follow Turkey) Croatia (Follow Turkey) France (UOIF – Union des Organizations Islamiques de France [Union of the Islamic Organizations… Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia has announced that Ramadan this year will start on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. This is a news from fatwa-online.com citing the Official Decision and Announcement of High Judiciary Council of Saudi Arabia. Below is the excerpt from the… Continue Reading
On the evening of Sunday, 9 June 2013, several people had reported the sighting of the new crescent moon (hilal). No sighting was reported for Saturday, the day before. From Libya, Muhammad Odeh and his colleagues succeded in obtaining CCD… Continue Reading
The islamic month of Sha’ban for the year 1434 Hijra is coming. The astronomical new moon is on June 8, 2013 (Saturday) at 15:56 UT. However, the crescent will not be visible anywhere on earth on the evening of that… Continue Reading
