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.
Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 Calculations:
Wifaqul Ulama Announcement for British Muslims:
Wifaqul Ulama urges Muslims in Britain to attempt to sight the Moon for Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 on the evening of Sunday the 06th of Janaury 2019. This will be the 29th of Rabiut-Thani 1440. Moon sighting results should be reported to Wifaqul Ulama, you can notify us via our Email, Twitter, Facebook or by calling +447956589613.
Jumādá al-Ūlá 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 January 06, 2019
The Astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on Sunday January 06, 2019 at 01:29 UTC. Moonsighting is not possible anywhere with the Naked eye.
Sighting on January 07, 2019
Easily visible in many parts of the world.
Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 Announcements:
Start of Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 on January 07, 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 Cemaziyelevvel will start from January 07 2019. There is no actual Moonsighting in Turkey.
2 Saudi Arabia: Ummul Qura Calendar shows the start from January 07 2019, there is NO moonsighting decision or announcement at all.
Start of Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 on January 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 Pakistan: Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 will start from Tuesday because the Moon was not sighted.
2 (North) India: Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 will start from Tuesday because the Moon was not sighted.
3 United States: Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 will start from Tuesday because the Moon was not sighted.
4 Canada: Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 will start from Tuesday because the Moon was not sighted.
5 South Africa: Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 will start from Tuesday because the Moon was not sighted.
6 Zambia: Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 will start from Tuesday because the Moon was not sighted.
7 Malawi: Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 will start from Tuesday because the Moon was not sighted.
8 Zimbabwe: Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 will start from Tuesday because the Moon was not sighted.
9 Mozambique: Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 will start from Tuesday because the Moon was not sighted.
10 United Kingdom: Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 will start from Tuesday because the Moon was not sighted.
11 France: Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 will start from Tuesday because the Moon was not sighted.
12 Italy: Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 will start from Tuesday because the Moon was not sighted.
13 Morocco (Source 2): Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 will start from Tuesday because the Moon was not sighted.
14 Nigeria: Awaiting News
15 Chile: Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 will start from Tuesday because the Moon was not sighted.
16 Guyana: Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 will start from Tuesday because the Moon was not sighted.
17 Panama: Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 will start from Tuesday because the Moon was not sighted.
18 Malaysia: Awaiting News
19 Singapore: Awaiting News
20 Indonesia: Awaiting News
21 Oman: Awaiting News
22 Burma/Myanmar: Awaiting news.
23 Australia: Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 will start from Tuesday because the Moon was not sighted.
24 Brunei: Awaiting news.
25 Japan: Awaiting News
26 New Zealand: Awaiting news.
27 Fiji: Awaiting news.
28 (South) India: Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 will start from Tuesday because the Moon was not sighted.
29 Reunion: Awaiting news.
Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 Announcements:
Start of Jumādá al-Ūlá 1440 on January 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 Sri Lanka: Awaiting News