Amraoui explained that these predictions are based on astronomical calculations, which track the movement of the moon and the ...

Is there anything that could explain this sighting?" Want to see Venus or ... moon as viewed by from our Earthly perspective. The crescent moon, 13% illuminated, is 244,200 miles (393,000 km ...

Traditionally, it's the sighting of the first crescent moon after the new moon that begins every new month in the Islamic Hijri calendar. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the month of Ramadan and the ...

In 2024, Eid al-Fitr falls on Wednesday 10 April, following the sighting of the crescent moon by religious leaders. Celebrations take place at sunset on the night of the first crescent moon sighting.

Found in the collectio (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images) The 30-day Islamic festival of Ramadan begins with the first sighting of the super-slim crescent Moon over Mecca ...

Many calendars which use lunar months are calculated, it's thought as many as one billion people still rely on the first sighting of the new crescent moon to herald the new Islamic month while ...

On Monday, the Chief Kadhi chaired the moon sighting committee in Mombasa and declared that Idd Ul Fitr would be celebrated today. Crescent not sighted “We have been observant of the moon and ...

Eid ul fitr date will depend on the sighting of the crescent moon following the new moon day. In 2020, it might fall on Saturday, May 23, or Sunday, May 24. In many countries, Eid-ul-fitr is ...