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.
Shabaan 1439 Calculations:
Wifaqul Ulama Announcement for British Muslims:
Wifaqul Ulama urges Muslims in Britain to attempt to sight the Moon for Shabaan 1439 on the evening of Monday the 16th of April 2018. This will be the 29th of Rajab 1439. 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
Shabaan 1439 Sighting
United Kingdom, Morocco and South Africa:
New Moon Birth & Sighting on April 16, 2018
The Astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on Monday April 16, 2018 at 02:59 UTC. Moonsighting is not possible anywhere.
Sighting on April 17, 2018
Easily visible in many parts of the world
Shabaan 1439 Announcements:
Start of Shabaan 1439 on April 17, 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 Saudi Arabia: Ummul-Qura Calendar shows the start from Tuesday, the 17th of April. Sighting is not possible on the day.
2 Turkey: Din Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü shows that ŞABAN start from Tuesday, the 17th of April.There is no Moon sighting at all and Sighting is not possible on the day
3 United States: Moon was sighted in California, Shabaan starts from Tuesday, the 17th of April
4 Canada: Moon was sighted, Shabaan starts from Tuesday, the 17th of April
5 Chile: Moon was sighted, Shabaan starts from Tuesday, the 17th of April
6 Guyana: Moon was sighted, Shabaan starts from Tuesday, the 17th of April
7 Panama: Moon was sighted, Shabaan starts from Tuesday, the 17th of April
8 Malaysia: Media reports show that Shabaan started on Tuesday, there was no chance of Moonsighting at all!
9 Singapore: Media reports show that Shabaan started on Tuesday, there was no chance of Moonsighting at all!
10 Indonesia: Media reports show that Shabaan started on Tuesday, there was no chance of Moonsighting at all!
Start of Shabaan 1439 on April 18, 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 Oman: Moon for Sha'baan was not sighted therefore Sha'baan starts from Wednesday the 18th of April 2018.
2 South Africa: Moon for Sha'baan was not sighted therefore Sha'baan starts from Wednesday the 18th of April 2018.
3 Zambia: Moon for Sha'baan was not sighted therefore Sha'baan starts from Wednesday the 18th of April 2018.
4 Malawi: Moon for Sha'baan was not sighted therefore Sha'baan starts from Wednesday the 18th of April 2018.
5 Zimbabwe: Moon for Sha'baan was not sighted therefore Sha'baan starts from Wednesday the 18th of April 2018.
6 Mozambique: Moon for Sha'baan was not sighted therefore Sha'baan starts from Wednesday the 18th of April 2018.
7 United Kingdom: Moon for Sha'baan was not sighted therefore Sha'baan starts from Wednesday the 18th of April 2018.
8 France: Moon for Sha'baan was not sighted therefore Sha'baan starts from Wednesday the 18th of April 2018.
9 Italy: Moon for Sha'baan was not sighted therefore Sha'baan starts from Wednesday the 18th of April 2018.
10 Morocco (Source 2): Moon was Sha'baan was not sighted therefore Sha'baan starts from Wednesday the 18th of April 2018.
11 Pakistan: Moon for Sha'baan was not sighted therefore Sha'baan starts from Wednesday the 18th of April 2018.
12 Brunei: Awaiting news.
13 New Zealand: Awaiting news.
14 (North) India: Moon was sighted, therefore Sha'baan starts from Wednesday the 18th of April 2018.
15 (South) India: Moon was sighted, therefore Sha'baan starts from Wednesday the 18th of April 2018.
16 Reunion: Moon was sighted, therefore Sha'baan starts from Wednesday the 18th of April 2018.
17 Australia: Moon for Sha'baan was not sighted therefore Sha'baan starts from Wednesday the 18th of April 2018.
18 Sri Lanka: Moon was sighted, therefore Sha'baan starts from Wednesday the 18th of April 2018.
19 Nigeria: Moon for Sha'baan was not sighted therefore Sha'baan starts from Wednesday the 18th of April 2018.