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.
Rajab 1440 Calculations:
Wifaqul Ulama Announcement for British Muslims:
Wifaqul Ulama urges Muslims in Britain to attempt to sight the Moon for RAJAB 1440 on the evening of THURSDAY the 07th of MARCH 2019. This will be the 29th of Jumādá al-Ākhirah 1440. Moon sighting results should be reported to Wifaqul Ulama, you can notify us via our Email, Twitter, Facebook or by calling +447956589613.
Rajab 1440 Sighting
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
United Kingdom, Morocco and South Africa:
New Moon Birth & Sighting on March 06, 2019
The Astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on Wednesday March 06, 2019 at 16:05 UTC. Moonsighting is not possible anywhere with the Naked eye.
Sighting on March 07, 2019
Possible in many parts of the world.
Rajab 1440 Announcements:
Start of Rajab 1440 on March 08, 2019:
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 RECEB will start from March 08, 2019. There is no actual Moonsighting in Turkey.
2 Saudi Arabia: Ummul Qura Calendar shows the start from March 08, 2019. There is no actual Moonsighting in Saudia for this month.
3 United States: Moon was not sighted therefore Rajab 1440 starts from Friday, the 8th of March 2019.
4 Canada: Moon was not sighted therefore Rajab 1440 starts from Friday, the 8th of March 2019.
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7 Reunion: Awaiting news.
8 Sri Lanka: Awaiting news.
9 South Africa: Awaiting news.
10 Zambia: Awaiting news.
11 Malawi: Awaiting news.
12 Zimbabwe: Awaiting news.
13 Mozambique: Awaiting news.
14 United Kingdom: Moon was sighted therefore Rajab 1440 starts from Friday, the 8th of March 2019.
15 France: Moon was sighted therefore Rajab 1440 starts from Friday, the 8th of March 2019.
16 Italy: Moon was sighted therefore Rajab 1440 starts from Friday, the 8th of March 2019.
17 Morocco (Source 2): Moon was sighted therefore Rajab 1440 starts from Friday, the 8th of March 2019.
18 Nigeria: Awaiting News
19 Chile: Moon was not sighted therefore Rajab 1440 starts from Friday, the 8th of March 2019.
20 Guyana: Moon was not sighted therefore Rajab 1440 starts from Friday, the 8th of March 2019.
21 Panama: Moon was not sighted therefore Rajab 1440 starts from Friday, the 8th of March 2019.
22 Malaysia: Media reports suggest that Rajab 1440 starts from Friday, the 8th of March 2019.
23 Singapore: Media reports suggest that Rajab 1440 starts from Friday, the 8th of March 2019.
24 Indonesia: Media reports suggest that Rajab 1440 starts from Friday, the 8th of March 2019.
25 Oman: Moon was not sighted therefore Rajab 1440 starts from Friday, the 8th of March 2019.
26 Burma/Myanmar: Awaiting news.
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28 Brunei: Awaiting news.
29 Japan: Awaiting News
30 New Zealand: Awaiting news.
31 Fiji: Awaiting news.
Start of Rajab 1440 on March 09, 2019:
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 Australia: Moon was not sighted therefore Rajab 1440 starts from Saturday, the 9th of March 2019.
2 (South) India: Moon was not sighted therefore Rajab 1440 starts from Saturday, the 9th of March 2019.
3 (North) India: Moon was not sighted therefore Rajab 1440 starts from Saturday, the 9th of March 2019.
5 Pakistan: Moon was not sighted therefore Rajab 1440 starts from Saturday, the 9th of March 2019.
6 South Africa: Moon was not sighted therefore Rajab 1440 starts from Saturday, the 9th of March 2019.