Crescent Moon Photos for Dhul-Hijja 1441 AH (2020 CE)

A very thin crescent moon that marks the 1 Dhul-Hijjah 1441 AH was captured using camera via telescope from Sabah, Malaysia on the evening of Tuesday, 21 July 2020.

As predicted by Crescent Moon Visibility Map for Dhul-hijjah 1441 H, the crescent moon (hilaal) was sighted via telescope aids in Indonesia on the evening of Tuesday, 21 July 2020. Below are the photos of the crescent moon that mark the start of the 1 Dhulhijja 1441 AH, the month of Hajj or pilgrimage to … Read more

Crescent Moon Photo of 1 Ramadan 1441 AH

Crescent moon of 1 Ramadan 1441 AH from the evening of Thursday, 23 April 2020 from Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA

As predicted from the Crescent Moon Visibility Map of 1 Ramadan 1441 AH, the hilaal or crescent moon is only visible from the American continent or the west of it on the evening of Thursday, 23 April 2020. Although there were many moon sighting claims from places east of it, none were accompanied by reliable … Read more

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

Crescent Moon Photos of 1 Sha’ban 1441 AH (2020 AD)

A very thin crescent moon photo from 1 Sha'ban 1441 AH captured on Wednesday evening, 25 March 2020 form Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia (BMKG).

As predicted by the crescent visibility map of Sha’ban 1441 AH, the crescent moon was not sighted on the evening of Tuesday, 24 March 2020. The first positive reports of moon sighting for Sha’ban 1441 AH were received from Darwin, Australia on Wednesday, 25 March 2020. We subsequently received photos of the crescent moon (hilaal) … Read more

When does the Month of Sha’ban 1441 AH (2020 AD) Start?

Crescent moon visibility map for Sha'ban 1441 AH (2020 AD) on the evening of Wednesday, 25 March 2020.

The islamic month of Sha’ban 1441 AH is marked by the geocentric moon conjunction on Tuesday, 24 March 2020 at 09:28 UTC. On the evening of that Tuesday, the moon is already above the horizon in some places in the west part of the world, however the crescent moon (hilaal) will not be easily visible … Read more

Photos of Crescent Moon Jumada al-Akhirah 1441 AH

The first report of moon sightings for the islamic lunar month of Jumada al-Akhirah 1441 AH were coming from continental America on Saturday evening, 25 January 2020. Thus, Sunday, 26 January 2020 marks the first day of the islamic month, 1 Jumada al-Akhirah 1441 AH based on global moon sighting. Below are a few photos … Read more