When Does 1 Ramadan 1441 AH (2020 AD) Start?

Crescent moon visibility map for 1 Ramadan 1441 AH on Thursday, 23 April 2020.

The month of Ramadan 1441 AH is marked by the geocentric conjunction of the moon on Thursday, 23 April 2020 at 02:25 UT. There will be a chance to see the crescent moon (hilaal) from the American continent on Thursday evening. Therefore, based on predicted global moon sighting, 1 Ramadan 1441 AH will start on … Read more

Saudi Arabia: 1 Ramadan 1439 H Starts on Thursday, 17 May 2018

Official Saudi Arabia press agency has published announcement by the Saudi’s Supreme Court that there were no positive hilaal (crescent moon) sightings from around the country on the evening of Tuesday, 15 May 2018. Therefore, the Supreme Court decided that the month of Sha’ban be completed 30 days according to Ummul Qura calendar and 1 … Read more

When Does 1 Ramadan 1439 AH (2018) Start?

The Ramadan 1439 Hijriyah (AH) is marked with lunar conjunction on Tuesday, 15 May 2018 at 11:47 UT. It falls into Islamic Lunation Number: 17,256. At the evening of that Tuesday, the hilaal or young crescent moon of Ramadan would be impossible to be seen by naked eyes from almost every place on the globe. On … Read more