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.
Rabiut-Thani 1440 Calculations:
Wifaqul Ulama Announcement for British Muslims:
Wifaqul Ulama urges Muslims in Britain to attempt to sight the Moon for Rabiut-Thani 1440 on the evening of FRIDAY the 07th of DECEMBER 2018. This will be the 29th of Rabiul-Awwal 1440. Moon sighting results should be reported to Wifaqul Ulama, you can notify us via our Email, Twitter, Facebook or by calling +447956589613.
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
Rabiut-Thani 1440 Sighting
United Kingdom, Morocco and South Africa:
New Moon Birth & Sighting on December 07, 2018
The Astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on Friday December 07, 2018 at 07:21 UTC. Moonsighting is not possible anywhere.
Sighting on December 08, 2018
Easily visible in many parts of the world.
Rabiut-Thani 1440 Announcements:
Start of Rabiut-Thani 1440 on December 08, 2018:
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 REBÎ'UL-AHİR will start from December 08 2018. There is no actual Moonsighting in Turkey.
Start of Rabiut-Thani 1440 on December 09, 2018:
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 Pakistan: Moon has been sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
2 Saudi Arabia: Ummul Qura Calendar shows the start from December 09 2018, there is NO moonsighting decision or announcement at all.
3 United States: Moon was not sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
4 Canada: Moon was not sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
5 South Africa: Moon was not sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
6 Zambia: Moon was not sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
7 Malawi: Moon was not sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
8 Zimbabwe: Moon was not sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
9 Mozambique: Moon was not sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
10 United Kingdom: Moon was not sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
11 France: Moon was not sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
12 Italy: Moon was not sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
13 Morocco (Source 2): Moon was not sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
14 Nigeria: Awaiting News
15 Chile: Moon was not sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
16 Guyana: Moon was not sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
17 Panama: Moon was not sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
18 Malaysia: Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
19 Singapore: Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
20 Indonesia: Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
21 Oman: Moon was not sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
22 Burma/Myanmar: Awaiting news.
23 Australia: Moon has been sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
24 Brunei: Awaiting news.
25 Japan: Awaiting News
26 New Zealand: Awaiting news.
27 Fiji: Awaiting news.
28 (North) India: Moon has been sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
29 (South) India: Moon has been sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 09 2018.
30 Reunion: Awaiting news.
Start of Rabiut-Thani 1440 on December 10, 2018:
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 Sri Lanka: Moon was not sighted, Rabiut-Thani 1440 will start from December 10 2018.