Saudi to Sight the Crescent Moon of Ramadan 1444 AH on Tuesday

The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has called muslims in the nation to go outside and try to sight the crescent moon of Ramadan on the evening of Tuesday, 21 March 2023. According to the Ummul Qura Calendar of Saudi Arabia, Tuesday is the 29th of Sha’ban 1444 AH. Traditionally, the 29th day of the … Read more

When Does 1 Ramadan 1444 AH (2023 CE) Start?

Crescent moon visibility map for Ramadan 1444 AH on Wednesday evening, 22 March 2023 (HilalMap).

The month of Ramadan 1444 AH this year is marked by conjunction of the moon on Tuesday, 21 March 2023 at 17:23 UT. In the evening of Tuesday, the moon will not be born yet or would have set before the sun sets in most parts of the world. On Wednesday, 22 March 2023, the … Read more

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

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 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

Photos of crescent moon of Shawal 1441 H

As predicted before, the crescent moon that marks the beginning of hijri month of Shawwal 1441 H was not sighted until Saturday evening. 23 May 2020. The first photos of the crescent moon we obtained was from Indonesia and Malaysia. The crescent moon of Shawal was, however, not visible by naked eyes from both countries. … Read more