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.
Ramaḍān 1440 Calculations:
Wifaqul Ulama Announcement for British Muslims:
Wifaqul Ulama urges Muslims in Britain to attempt to sight the Moon for Ramaḍān 1440 on the evening of SUNDAY the 05th of MAY 2019. This will be the 29th of Sha‘bān 1440. Moon sighting results should be reported to Wifaqul Ulama, you can notify us via our Email, Twitter, Facebook or by calling +447956589613.
Ramaḍān 1440 Sighting
رمضان 1440 کی رویت
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 May 04, 2019
The Astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on Saturday April 04, 2019 at 22:45 UTC. Moonsighting is not possible anywhere with the Naked eye.
Sighting on May 05, 2019
Possible in many parts of the world.
Ramaḍān 1440 Announcements:
Start of Ramaḍān 1440 on May 06, 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 RAMAZAN will start from May 06, 2019. There is no actual Moonsighting in Turkey.
2 Saudi Arabia: Awaiting news.
3 United States: Awaiting news.
4 Canada: Awaiting news.
5 Chile: Awaiting news.
6 Guyana: Awaiting news.
7 Panama: Awaiting news.
Start of Ramaḍān 1440 on May 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 Australia: Awaiting news.
2 South Africa: Awaiting news.
3 Pakistan: Awaiting news.
4 Reunion: Awaiting news.
5 Sri Lanka: Awaiting news.
6 South Africa: Awaiting news.
7 Zambia: Awaiting news.
8 Malawi: Awaiting news.
9 Zimbabwe: Awaiting news.
10 Mozambique: Awaiting news.
11 United Kingdom: Awaiting news.
12 France: Awaiting news.
13 Italy: Awaiting news.
14 Morocco (Source 2): Awaiting news.
15 Nigeria: Awaiting news.
16 Malaysia: Awaiting news.
17 Singapore: Awaiting news.
18 Indonesia: Awaiting news.
19 Oman: Awaiting news.
20 Burma/Myanmar: Awaiting news.
21 (North) India: Awaiting news.
22 Brunei: Awaiting news.
23 Japan: Awaiting News
24 New Zealand: Awaiting news.
25 Fiji: Awaiting news.
26 (South) India: Awaiting news.