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.
Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 Calculations:
Wifaqul Ulama Announcement for British Muslims:
Wifaqul Ulama urges Muslims in Britain to attempt to sight the Moon for Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on the evening of Saturday the 17th of October 2020. This will be the 29th of Safar 1442. Moon sighting results should be reported to Wifaqul Ulama, you can notify us via our Email, Twitter, Facebook or by calling +447956589613.
How to sight the Moon?
Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 Sighting
New Moon Birth & Sighting on October 16, 2020
The Astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on Friday October 16, 2020 at 20:32. Moonsighting is not possible anywhere on Earth by the Naked eye.
Sighting on October 17, 2020
Easily Visible in many parts of the World.
Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 1441 Announcements:
Start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on October 18, 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.
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3 Barbados: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
4 Botswana: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
5 Brunei: Awaiting News
6 Burma/Myanmar: Awaiting News
7 Canada: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
8 Chile: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
9 Columbia: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
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11 France: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
12 Grenada: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
13 Guyana: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
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16 Indonesia: Based on Moonsighting predeciability, start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
17 Italy: Moon was sighted in Morocco so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
18 Japan: Awaiting news.
19 Kenya: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
20 Malawi: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
21 Malaysia: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
22 Morocco (Source 2): Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
23 Mozambique: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
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25 Nigeria: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
26 Oman: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
27 Reunion: Awaiting News
28 Panama: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
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30 Saudi Arabia: Start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020 according to Ummul-Qura Calendar. There is no Moonsigting announcement and a predertmined calendar is followed.
31 Singapore: Moon was sighted in Malaysia so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
32 South Africa: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
33 Sudan: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
34 Spain: Moon was sighted in Morocco so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
35 Surinam: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
36 Trinidad: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
37 Turkey: Din Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü shows start of R.EVVEL 1442 on 18 October 2020. There is no Moonsigting announcement and a predertmined calendar is followed.
38 United Kingdom: Moon was sighted in Morocco so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
39 United States Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
40 Zimbabwe: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
41 Zambia: Moon was sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 18 October 2020.
Start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on October 19, 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 not sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 19 October 2020.
2 Bangladesh: Awaiting News
3 (North) India: Moon was not sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 19 October 2020.
4 (South) India: Moon was not sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 19 October 2020.
5 Fiji Island: Awaiting News
6 New Zealand: Awaiting News
7 Pakistan: Moon was not sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 19 October 2020.
8 Sri Lanka: Moon was not sighted so start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 on 19 October 2020.