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.
Muharram 1439 Calculations:
Wifaqul Ulama Announcement for British Muslims:
Wifaqul Ulama urges Muslims in Britain to attempt to sight the Moon for Muharram 1439 on the evening of Wednesday the 20th of September 2017. This will be the 29th of Dhul-Hijjah 1438. Moon sighting results should be reported to Wifaqul Ulama, you can notify us via our Email, Twitter, Facebook or by calling +447956589613
FAQ about Moon Sighting
Muharram 1439
Quick (Country) Glance:
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Muharram 1439 Sighting Possibilities |
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20th of September |
21st of September |
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America |
✘ Unlikely |
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Australia |
N/A |
✓ Easy |
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Canada |
✘ Impossible |
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Chile |
✘ Impossible |
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India |
N/A |
✓ Easy |
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Morocco |
✘ Impossible |
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Pakistan |
N/A |
✓ Easy |
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South Africa |
✘ Impossible |
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Sri Lanka |
N/A |
✓ Easy |
United Kingdom, Morocco and South Africa:
New Moon Birth & Sighting on September 20, 2017
The Astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on Wednesday September 20, 2017 at 06:30 UTC. Moonsighting is not possible anywhere.
Sighting on September 21, 2017
Easily seen in many parts of the world.
Muharram 1439 Announcements:
Start of Muharram 1439 on September 21, 2017, Ashura (10th of Muharram) on Saturday, September 30, 2017
1 Saudi Arabia: Ummul-Qura Calendar shows the start from Thursday, the 21st of September. Sighting is not possible on the day, even if Saudi Arabia complete 30 days and start on the next day it shows the error of Ummul-Qura Calendar
2 Turkey: Din Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü states that MUHARREM 1439 stats from Thursday, the 21st of September. There is no Moon sighting at all.
Start of Muharram 1439 on September 22, 2017, Ashura (10th of Muharram) on Sunday, the 1st of October 2017
1 United States: Moon not sighted so Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September after completing 30 days of Dhul-Hijjah.
2 Canada: Moon not sighted so Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September after completing 30 days of Dhul-Hijjah.
3 Malaysia: Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September after completing 30 days of Dhul-Hijjah
4 Singapore: Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September after completing 30 days of Dhul-Hijjah
5 Indonesia: Awaiting News
6 France: Moon not sighted so Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September after completing 30 days of Dhul-Hijjah.
7 Italy: Moon not sighted so Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September after completing 30 days of Dhul-Hijjah.
8 Morocco (Source 2): Moon not sighted so Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September after completing 30 days of Dhul-Hijjah.
9 United Kingdom: Moon not sighted so Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September after completing 30 days of Dhul-Hijjah.
10 South Africa: Moon not sighted so Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September after completing 30 days of Dhul-Hijjah.
11 Zambia: Moon not sighted so Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September after completing 30 days of Dhul-Hijjah.
12 Malawi: Moon not sighted so Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September after completing 30 days of Dhul-Hijjah.
13 Zimbabwe: Moon not sighted so Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September after completing 30 days of Dhul-Hijjah.
14 Mozambique: Moon not sighted so Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September after completing 30 days of Dhul-Hijjah.
15 Chile: Moon not sighted so Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September after completing 30 days of Dhul-Hijjah.
16 Guyana: Moon not sighted so Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September after completing 30 days of Dhul-Hijjah.
17 Sri Lanka: Moon sighted so Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September.
18 (North) India: Moon sighted so Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September.
19 Pakistan: Moon sighted so Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September.
20 (South) India: Moon sighted so Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September.
21 Brunei: Awaiting News
22 Oman: Moon not sighted so Muharram 1439 will start from Friday the 22nd of September after completing 30 days of Dhul-Hijjah.
23 Australia: Awaiting News
24 Reunion: Awaiting News
25 New Zealand: Awaiting News