This page will Insha'Allah track moon sighting across various countries and will be updated monthly with the current and next month's moon sighting details and information.
Dhul-Hijjah 1439 Calculations:
Wifaqul Ulama Announcement for British Muslims:
Wifaqul Ulama urges Muslims in Britain to attempt to sight the Moon for Dhul-Hijjah 1439 on the evening of Sunday the 12th of August 2018. This will be the 29th of Dhul-Q’adah 1439. Moon sighting results should be reported to Wifaqul Ulama, you can notify us via our Email, Twitter, Facebook or by calling +447956589613.
Astronomy for Muslim Children
WHERE is the Moon?
I want to sight the Moon but where do I look? How do I know which direction and for how long do I need to be looking for?
میں چاند کی رویت کرنا چاہتا ہوں مگر کب، کہاں اور کیسے دیکھوں؟ 10 منٹ کے بعد یہ ویڈیو اردو میں ہے
Dhul-Hijjah 1439 Sighting
آٹھ (8) منٹ کے بعد یہ ویڈیو اردو میں ہے
United Kingdom, Morocco and South Africa:
New Moon Birth & Sighting on August 11, 2018
The Astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on Saturday August 11, 2018 at 09:59 UTC. Moonsighting is not possible anywhere.
Sighting on August 12, 2018
Easily visible in many parts of the world
Dhul-Hijjah 1439 Announcements:
Start of Dhul-Hijjah 1439 on August 12, 2018:
Disclaimer: The crescent for the new Islamic month is sighted on the 29th of each Islamic month. The 29th of an Islamic month differs. We record the sighting of the crescent on the 29th of each Islamic month according to local (Islamic) date. It is for this reason that you may see the Islamic month start on the same (date) in two different countries with a report of the crescent being sighted (in this case the previous month will have 29 days) or not sighted (in this case the previous month will have completed 30 days) or any combination thereof.
1 Turkey: Din Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü shows that ZİLHİCCE will start from Sunday, August 12 2018. There is no Moon sighting at all.
2 Saudi Arabia: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Sunday the 12th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Tuesday the 21st of August 2018, this sighting is not possible!
3 Nigeria: Followed Saudi Arabia.
Start of Dhul-Hijjah 1439 on August 13, 2018:
Disclaimer: The crescent for the new Islamic month is sighted on the 29th of each Islamic month. The 29th of an Islamic month differs. We record the sighting of the crescent on the 29th of each Islamic month according to local (Islamic) date. It is for this reason that you may see the Islamic month start on the same (date) in two different countries with a report of the crescent being sighted (in this case the previous month will have 29 days) or not sighted (in this case the previous month will have completed 30 days) or any combination thereof.
1 United States: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
2 Canada: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
3 Chile: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
4 Guyana: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
5 Panama: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
6 Malaysia: Moon was not sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
7 Singapore: Moon was not sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
8 Indonesia: Moon was not sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
9 Oman: Awaiting news.
10 South Africa: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
11 Zambia: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
12 Malawi: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
13 Zimbabwe: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
14 Mozambique: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
15 United Kingdom: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
16 France: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
17 Italy: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
18 Morocco (Source 2): Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
19 Brunei: Awaiting news.
20 Japan: Moon was not sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
21 Sri Lanka: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
22 Australia: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
23 New Zealand: Awaiting news.
24 Fiji: Awaiting news.
25 Burma/Myanmar: Awaiting news.
26 (North) India: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
27 (South) India: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
28 Reunion: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.
29 Pakistan: Moon was sighted, therefore Dhul-Hijjah will begin from Monday the 13th of August 2018 and Eidul-Adha will be on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2018.