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.
Sha‘bān 1441 Calculations:
Wifaqul Ulama Announcement for British Muslims:
Wifaqul Ulama uurges Muslims in Britain to attempt to sight the Moon for Sha‘bān 1441 on the evening of tuesday the 24th of march 2020. This will be the 29th of Rajab 1441. Moon sighting results should be reported to Wifaqul Ulama, you can notify us via our Email, Twitter, Facebook or by calling +447956589613.
Sha‘bān 1441 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
New Moon Birth & Sighting on March 24, 2020
The Astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on Tuesday March 24, 2020 at 09:29 UTC. Moonsighting is not possible anywhere.
Sighting on March 25, 2020
Possible in many parts of the World
Sha‘bān 1441 1441 Announcements:
Start of Sha‘bān 1441 on March 25, 2020:
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 Saudi Arabia: Sha‘bān 1441 starts from 25th of March 2020 according to predetrmined Ummul-Qura Calendar which is impossible!
2 Turkey: Din Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü shows ŞABAN to be from 25th of March 2020. There is no actual Moonsighting in Turkey and this is impossible!
Start of Sha‘bān 1441 on March 26, 2020:
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 sighted at Darwin, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
2 Bangladesh: Awaiting news.
3 Barbados: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
4 Botswana: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
5 Brunei: Awaiting news.
6 Burma/Myanmar: Awaiting news.
7 Canada: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
8 Chile: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
9 Columbia: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
10 France: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
11 Grenada: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
12 Guyana: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
13 (North) India: Awaiting news.
14 (South) India: Awaiting news.
15 Indonesia: Moon was sighted north of Bandung, Ternate and Ambon 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
16 Italy: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
17 Japan: Awaiting news.
18 Malaysia: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
19 Kenya: Awaiting news.
20 Malawi: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
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22 Morocco (Source 2): Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
23 Mozambique: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
24 New Zealand: Moon was sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
25 Nigeria: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
26 Oman: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 202
27 Pakistan: Moon was sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
28 Panama: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
29 Reunion: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
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31 Singapore: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
32 South Africa: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
33 Spain: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
34 Sri Lanka: Moon was sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
35 Surinam: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
36 Trinidad: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
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38 United Kingdom: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
39 United States Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
40 Zimbabwe: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
41 Zambia: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Thursday the 26th of March 2020
Start of Sha‘bān 1441 on March 27, 2020:
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.
13 (North) India: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Friday the 27th of March 2020
14 (South) India: Moon was not sighted, 1st day of Sha‘bān 1441 will be on Friday the 27th of March 2020