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 1441 Calculations:
Wifaqul Ulama Announcement for British Muslims:
Wifaqul Ulama urges Muslims in Britain to attempt to sight the Moon for Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1441 on the evening of Monday the 28th of October 2019. This will be the 29th of Ṣafar 1441. Moon sighting results should be reported to Wifaqul Ulama, you can notify us via our Email, Twitter, Facebook or by calling +447956589613.
Rabīʿ al-Awwal 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
United Kingdom, Morocco and South Africa:
New Moon Birth & Sighting on October 28, 2019
The Astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on Monday October 28, 2019 at 03:40 UTC. Moonsighting is not possible anywhere with the Naked eye except maybe with difficulty on the West Coast of America.
Sighting on October 29, 2019
Possible in many parts of the world.
Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1441 Announcements:
Start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal on October 29, 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 Saudi Arabia: Start of Rabīʿ al-Awwal to be from October 29, 2019. There is no actual Moonsighting announcement in Saudi Arabia.
2 Turkey: Din Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü shows that R.EVVEL will start from October 29, 2019. There is no actual Moonsighting in Turkey.
Start of Ṣafar Rabīʿ al-Awwal on October 30, 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 Barbados: Awaiting News
3 Botswana: Awaiting News
4 Brunei: Awaiting news.
5 Burma/Myanmar: Awaiting news.
6 Canada: Awaiting News
7 Chile: Awaiting News
8 Columbia: Awaiting News
9 France: Awaiting News
10 Grenada: Awaiting News
11 Guyana: Awaiting news.
12 Indonesia: Awaiting News
13 (North) India: Awaiting News
14 (South) India: Awaiting News
15 Italy: Awaiting News
16 Japan: Awaiting news.
17 Kenya: Awaiting news.
18 Malawi: Awaiting News
19 Malaysia: Awaiting News
20 Morocco (Source 2): Awaiting News
21 Mozambique: Awaiting News
22 New Zealand: Awaiting news.
23 Nigeria: Awaiting news.
24 Oman: Awaiting News
25 Pakistan: Awaiting News
26 Panama: Awaiting News
27 Reunion: Awaiting news.
28 Singapore: Awaiting News
29 South Africa: Awaiting news.
30 Spain: Awaiting News
31 Sri Lanka: Awaiting News
32 Surinam: Awaiting News
33 Trinidad: Awaiting News
34 United Kingdom: Awaiting News
35 United States Awaiting News
36 Zimbabwe: Awaiting News
37 Zambia: Awaiting News