May Allah make this month a source of benefit, enrichment, and closeness to Allah, Most High.
Crescentwatch.org adheres to the traditional principle that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable sighting of the new crescent moon.
Qualified Muslim astronomers and reliable visibility forecasts indicate that on Sunday evening a naked-eye (unaided) sighting of the new crescent moon will be extremely improbable in all global regions, with the exception of western North America and the Pacific where sightings are possible in favorable circumstances (location, weather, etc.).
Please go out to look for the new crescent moon on both nights and submit your moonsighting report here. The crescent (hilal) would be visible shortly after sunset, slightly to the left, and above where the sun had set. It is a beautiful experience to sight its emergence, and it is a sunnah of our noble Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa salam, that we hope the ummah revives. * Crescentwatch.org adheres to the traditional principle that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable naked-eye sighting of the new crescent moon.
Along with the completion of 30 days of Jumada al-Awwal, this marks the beginning of the month of Jumada al-Thani, with its first day occuring Friday, April 12th. May Allah make this month for you a source of benefit, enrichment, and closeness to Allah, Most High, and his noble Messenger, upon him be peace.
Along with the completion of 30 days of Rabi al-Thani, this marks the beginning of the month of Jumada al-Awwal, with its first day occuring Wednesday, March 13th. May Allah make this month for you a source of benefit, enrichment, and closeness to Allah, Most High, and his noble Messenger, upon him be peace.
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on Monday a sighting of the new very, very young moon will be extremely improbable in all global regions (see here), and that on Tuesday the moon should be easily visible in the Americas and parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia (see visibility forecast for your region here).
Please go out to look for the new crescent moon on both nights in adherence to the sunnah and submit your moonsighting report here. The crescent (hilal) would be visible shortly after sunset, slightly to the left, and above where the sun had set. It is a beautiful experience to sight its emergence, and it is a sunnah of our noble Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa salam, that we hope the ummah revives. * Crescentwatch.org adheres to the traditional principle that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable sighting of the new crescent moon.
Along with the completion of 30 days of Muharram, this marks the beginning of the month of Safar, with its first day occuring Saturday, December 15th. May Allah make this month for you a source of benefit, enrichment, and closeness to Allah, Most High, and his noble Messenger, upon him be peace.
Qualified Muslim astronomers and reliable visibility forecasts indicate that on Thursday evening a naked-eye (unaided) sighting of the new crescent moon will be extremely improbable in all global regions, with the exception of western North America and the Pacific where sightings are possible in extremely ideal circumstances (location, weather, etc.).
This marks the beginning of the sacred month of Muharram, and the opening of the new Muslim (hijri) year of 1434. (The very blessed day of Ashura, the 10th of Muharram, will fall on Saturday, November 24th.)
* Crescentwatch.org adheres to the traditional principle that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable sighting of the new crescent moon.
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on Wednesday evening the new crescent moon should be easily visible in Western Africa and throughout the Americas (see visibility forecasts here).
Please go out to look for the new crescent moon and submit your moonsighting report here. The crescent (hilal) would be visible shortly after sunset, slightly to the left, and above where the sun had set. It is a beautiful experience to sight its emergence, and it is a sunnah of our noble Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa salam, that we hope the ummah revives. * Crescentwatch.org adheres to the traditional principle that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable sighting of the new crescent moon.
Qualified Muslim astronomers and reliable visibility forecasts indicate that the moon should be easily visible on Tuesday evening (Oct. 16th) throughout much of the world (see visibility forecasts for your region here) marking the beginning of Dhul-Hijjah, with the day of Eid al-Adha on Friday, Oct. 26th.
Please go out to look for the new crescent moon and submit your moonsighting report here. The crescent (hilal) would be visible shortly after sunset, slightly to the left, and above where the sun had set. It is a beautiful experience to sight its emergence, and it is a sunnah of our noble Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa salam, that we hope the ummah revives. * Crescentwatch.org adheres to the traditional principle that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable naked-eye sighting of the new crescent moon.
Please go out to look for the new crescent moon on Monday evening and submit your moonsighting report here. The crescent (hilal) would be visible shortly after sunset, slightly to the left, and above where the sun had set. It is a beautiful experience to sight its emergence, and it is a sunnah of our noble Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa salam, that we hope the ummah revives.
Qualified Muslim astronomers and reliable visibility forecasts indicate that on Sunday evening a naked-eye (unaided) sighting of the new crescent moon will be extremely improbable in all global regions, with the exception of South America and the South Pacific where sightings are possible in ideal circumstances (location, weather, etc.).
If the moon is not seen Sunday, the moon should be easily visible on Monday evening (Sept. 17th) throughout much of the world (see visibility forecasts here) marking the beginning of Dhul-Qadah with its first day on Tuesday, Sept. 18th.
This marks the end of the blessed month of Ramadan, and the start of the month of Shawwal. We will be celebrating Eid al-Fitr on Sunday, Aug. 19th, insha'Allah.
We wish everyone in all places at all times a blessed Eid Mubarak. May Allah accept your fast and all your efforts during Ramadan. * Crescentwatch.org adheres to the traditional principle that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable sighting of the new crescent moon.
Qualified Muslim astronomers and reliable visibility forecasts indicate that on Saturday, August 18th, the new crescent moon should be easily visible throughout Southern Africa, all of South America, and in the southernmost areas of North America, primarily Central America and the Carribean (check the visibility forecast for your region here). If the moon is sighted on Aug. 18th, Eid al-Fitr would occur on Sunday, Aug. 19th. Otherwise, Eid will fall on Monday, Aug. 20th.
May Allah accept it from all of us and make our Ramadan a source of benefit, enrichment, and closeness to Allah, Most High.
* Crescentwatch.org adheres to the traditional principle that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable naked-eye sighting of the new crescent moon.
We nonetheless encourage Muslims to celebrate Ramadan with their local community, following the dates and moon-sighting methodology of their qualified leadership. May Allah bless and increase everyone during these sacred days.
Please still go out to look for the new crescent moon on Friday evening and submit your moon-sighting report here. The crescent (hilal) would be visible shortly after sunset, slightly to the left, and above where the sun had set. It is a beautiful experience to sight its emergence, and it is a sunnah of our noble Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa salam, that we hope the ummah revives.
We will post our final announcement here by 9:00pm PT.
(For further details see the below posts.)
Qualified Muslim astronomers and reliable visibility forecasts indicate that on Thursday evening a naked-eye (unaided) sighting of the new crescent moon will be extremely improbable in all global regions, with the exception of South America and the South Pacific where sightings are possible but fairly unlikely.
If the moon is not seen Thursday, on Friday evening (July 20th) the moon should be easily visible throughout much of the world (see visibility forecasts here) marking the beginning of Ramadan with its first day of fasting on Saturday, July 21st.
Along with the completion of 30 days of Rajab, this marks the beginning of the blessed month of Shaban, with its first day occuring Thursday, June 21st. May Allah make this month for you a source of benefit, enrichment, and closeness to Allah, Most High, and his noble Messenger, upon him be peace.
Crescentwatch.org encourages everyone to go out to look for the new crescent moon (hilal) this Wednesday night (June 20th) in anticipation of the beginning of the Islamic month of Shaban.
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on Wednesday the regions with a high likelihood of sighting the new crescent moon will be in the Americas and much of Africa. (see visibility forecasts here). The day of Wednesday, June 20th is also the 30th day of Rajab, so people can observe the entrance of Shaban that evening whether or not the new moon is sighted.
May Allah make this blessed month a source of benefit, enrichment, forgiveness and closeness to Allah, Most High.
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on Monday the regions with a decent chance of sighting the new crescent moon will be in the southwestern areas of North America and portions of South America (see visibility forecasts here).
Please still go out to look for the new crescent moon on Sunday evening and submit your moonsighting report here. The crescent (hilal) would be visible shortly after sunset, slightly to the left, and above where the sun had set. It is a beautiful experience to sight its emergence, and it is a sunnah of our noble Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa salam, that we hope the ummah revives.
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on Saturday the only region with a very slight chance of sighting the new crescent moon will be the very westernmost U.S. and Hawaii (see visibility forecasts here).
We pray this month will be a source of benefit for you and your communities.
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on Friday the new crescent moon should be easily visible throughout North America and Europe, and in the northwestern parts of Africa and South America (see visibility forecast for your region here).
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on Wednesday the new crescent moon should be easily visible throughout North America (see visibility forecast for your region here).
Along with the completion of 30 days of Safar, this marks the beginning of the blessed month of Rabi al-Awwal. May Allah make this month for you a source of benefit, enrichment, and closeness to Allah, Most High, and his noble Messenger, upon him be peace.
Please still go out to look for the new crescent moon on Tuesday evening and submit your moonsighting report here. The crescent (hilal) would be visible shortly after sunset, slightly to the left, and above where the sun had set. It is a beautiful experience to sight its emergence, and it is a sunnah of our noble Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa salam, that we hope the ummah revives.
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on Monday the only regions with a very slight chance of sighting the new crescent moon will be the Western U.S. and Hawaii (see visibility forecasts here).
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on Sunday the new crescent moon should be easily visible throughout much of the world, particularly in Western Africa and throughout the Americas (see visibility forecast for your region here).
Along with the completion of 30 days of Dhu al-Hijjah, this marks the beginning of the sacred month of Muharram, and the opening of the new Muslim (hijri) year of 1433. (The very blessed day of Ashura, the 10th of Muharram, will fall on Tuesday, December 6th.)
Please still go out to look for the new crescent moon on Saturday evening and submit your moonsighting report here. The crescent (hilal) would be visible shortly after sunset, slightly to the left, and above where the sun had set. It is a beautiful experience to sight its emergence, and it is a sunnah of our noble Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa salam, that we hope the ummah revives.
* Crescentwatch.org adheres to the traditional principal that all Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable sighting of the new crescent moon.
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on Friday the only regions with a very slight chance of sighting the new crescent moon will be South America, particularly in its most western areas (see visibility forecasts here).
We will post a final declaration on the dates Dhu al-Hijjah and Eid al-Adha by 7:00pm Pacific time.
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on October 27th the new crescent moon should be viewable throughout South America and in the southernmost regions of Africa and North America (see visibility forecasts for your region here). If the new moon is seen on the evening of Oct. 27th, the day of Eid al-Adha will be on Nov. 6th.
May Allah make this blessed month a source of benefit, enrichment, and closeness to Allah, Most High.
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on Wednesday the new crescent moon should be easily visible throughout much of the world (see visibility forecast for your region here).
This marks the completion of 30 days of the blessed month of Ramadan, and the start of the month of Shawwal. We will be celebrating Eid al-Fitr on Wednesday, Aug. 31st, insha'Allah.
We wish everyone in all places at all times a blessed Eid Mubarak. May Allah accept your fast and all your efforts during Ramadan.
We will happily enjoy another blessed day of Ramadan, go to sight the moon tomorrow night, and celebrate Eid al-Fitr on Wednesday, Aug. 31st, insha'Allah.
We are waiting on additional reports from other South American locations and hope to update this site with a final determination by 6:30pm PDT.
For more info on regions where moonsighting is possible see our reliable visibility forecast charts.
Qualified Muslim astronomers and reliable visibility forecasts indicate that on Monday the only major land region of the globe that will have a decent likelihood of a naked eye sighting of the moon is in South America (check the visibility forecast for your region here). If the moon is sighted on Aug. 29th, Eid al-Fitr would occur on Aug. 30th. Otherwise Eid will be on Aug. 31st.
Please go out to look for the new crescent moon and submit your moonsighting report here. The crescent (hilal) would be visible shortly after sunset, slightly to the left, and above where the sun had set. It is a beautiful experience to sight its emergence, and it is a sunnah of our noble Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa salam, that we hope the ummah revives. * Crescentwatch.org adheres to the traditional principle that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable sighting of the new crescent moon. Click here to read Crescentwatch's 2010 Statement on its moonsighting policy change.
Qualified Muslim astronomers and reliable visibility forecasts indicate that several regions around the world will have a decent likelihood of sighting the moon that evening (check the visibility forecast for your region here).
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on Saturday the new crescent moon should be easily visible throughout most of the world (see visibility forecast here).
Crescentwatch.org adheres to the traditional principal that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable sighting of the new crescent moon.
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on Wednesday the new crescent moon should be easily visible throughout most of the world (see visibility forecast here).
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on Monday the new crescent moon should be easily visible throughout North America, Europe, and the northern regions of Africa and South America (see visibility forecast here).
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on Saturday the new crescent moon should be easily visible throughout North America (see visibility forecast here).
We pray you find this month a source immense blessing and spiritual enrichment. * Crescentwatch.org adheres to the traditional principle that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable sighting of the new crescent moon.
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on Thursday the only region with a reasonable chance of sighting the new crescent moon will be North America, particularly in its most western areas (see visibility forecasts here).
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on Monday evening the new crescent moon will likely be easily viewable in much of Africa, all of South of America, and large regions of North America (see visibility forecasts here).
We will observe the blessed day of Eid al-Adha (the 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah*) on Wednesday, November 17, insha'Allah.
Crescentwatch.org adheres to the traditional principal that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable sighting of the new crescent moon. Click here to read the recent statement on Crescentwatch's moon-sighting policy.
* Crescentwatch.org adheres to the traditional principal that all Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable sighting of the new crescent moon. Click here to read the recent statement on Crescentwatch's moon-sighting policy.
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on Saturday evening the new crescent moon may be viewable in parts of South of America. On Sunday the moon should be easily visible throughout much of the world (see visibility forecasts here).
Please go out to look for the new crescent moon and submit your moonsighting report here. The crescent (hilal) would be visible shortly after sunset, slightly to the left, and above where the sun had set. It is a beautiful experience to sight its emergence, and it is a sunnah of our noble Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa salam, that we hope the ummah revives. * Crescentwatch.org adheres to the traditional principal that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable sighting of the new crescent moon. Click here to read the recent statement on Crescentwatch's moon-sighting policy.
Qualified Muslim astronomers have indicated that on Friday evening the new crescent moon will likely be easily viewable in Southern Africa, all of South of America, and possibly in the very southernmost regions of North America (see visibility forecasts here).
This marks the end of the blessed month of Ramadan, and the start of the month of Shawwal. We will be celebrating Eid al-Fitr on Friday, Sep. 10, insha'Allah.
* Crescentwatch.org adheres to the traditional principal that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable sighting of the new crescent moon. Click here to read the recent statement on Crescentwatch's moon-sighting policy.
* Crescentwatch.org adheres to the traditional principal that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable sighting of the new crescent moon.
We are awaiting further reports from Chile and other key parts of the Americas. We will update this site as more reports come in. We expect to make a final announcement here by 8:30pm PST.
*Crescentwatch adheres to the traditional principal that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable sighting of the new crescent moon.
Check back here on Crescentwatch.org for regular updates and moon sighting reports on Tuesday evening.
Please make an effort to go out to sight the moon on Tuesday night, and submit your sighting report here.The crescent (hilal) would be visible shortly after sunset, slightly to the left, and above where the sun had set. It is a beautiful experience to sight its emergence, and it is a sunnah of our noble Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa salam, that we hope the ummah revives.
For a picture of the Sha'ban crescent taken by Youssef Ismail at Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve in Redwood City, California, click here.
For a sighting report submitted by a Crescentwatch user at J.A. Lewis Park in Hayward, California. View the full details of the sighting by clicking here.
May Allah usher in the new month with security (amn) and faith (iman) and peace (salamah) and submission to Allah (islam).
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