When Is 1 Sha’ban 1444 AH and Shab e-Barat Date in Pakistan?

Keistimewaan Malam Nisfu Sya'ban

The islamic calendar in Pakistan is based on monthly practice of moon sighting. The hilal committee from the Ministry of Religious Affairs will decide and announce the beginning of each islamic month. For the month of Sha’ban 1444 AH, the moon sighting will take place on Tuesday evening, 21 Feb 2023. It is expected that … Read more

Crescent Moon (Hilal) Photos of 1 Sha’ban 1444 AH (2023)

Crescent moon photo of 1 Sha'ban 1444 AH seen from San Diego, California, USA on the evening of Monday, 20 Feb 2023 (MoonHotline).

Based on the calculations of the crescent moon’s visibility map, the sighting of the crescent moon (hilal) of 1 Sha’ban 1444 H will be possible from the western region of the American continent during the evening of Monday, 20th Feb 2023. Therefore, it is expected that we will obtain naked-eye photos of the crescent moon … Read more

When Does 1 Sha’ban 1444 AH (2023 CE) Begin?

Peta visibilitas hilal 1 Sya'ban 1444 H pada petang hari Senin, 20 Feb 2023. Bulan sabit 1 Sya'ban 1444 H hanya akan bisa dilihat di sebagian wilayah barat benua Amerika.

The month of Sha’ban 1444 AH is marked by the conjunction of the moon occurring on Monday, February 20, 2023 at 2:06 PM WIB (7:06 GMT). The conjunction event, or ijtima’, is also called “the dark moon” as the moon cannot be seen with the naked eye. Traditionally, the Islamic month of Sha’ban does not … Read more

When Is Isra Miraj Date In 2023?

Artist depiction of the golden Dome of Rock in Yerusalem, Palestine.

Isra Miraj (or Israk Mikraj) is a yearly event for Muslims that falls on 27 Rajab in their lunar, islamic Hijri Calendar. This year 2023, many muslim countries will celebrate Isra Miraj on Saturday, 18 February 2023 based on islamic calendar. However, some muslims in Australia, United Kingdom, India and Pakistan will mark Isra Miraj … Read more

Download Islamic Calendar for 2023 in PDF

The islamic calendar in the year 2023 CE is available as PDF below. The hijri calendar is based on calculated global moon sighting probability and includes hijri years of 1444 AH and 1445 AH. You will also have the list of important islamic dates for 2023 with the corresponding dates in Gregorian calendar (christian era). … Read more

Crescent Moon Photos of 1 Rajab 1444 Hijri

Crescent moon photo of the the month of Rajab 1444 Hijri hanging above a building in Morocco.

The evening of Sunday, 22 January 2023 CE will be the day of moon sighting (rukyatul hilal or rukyet-e hilal) for some of us who keep the islamic calendar in harmony with the moon cycles. Hopefully, the moon will be sighted some where on the globe this evening and we can have some photos of … Read more