The month of Ramadhan begins after the sighting of the lunar crescent on the previous evening.
The coloured bands on the maps below indicate areas of the world where
the crescent is likely to be visible on the dates indicated:
It is expected that the new moon will be visible from
North and South America, most of Europe and Africa (except South Africa), middle East and possibly India and Pakistan on the evening of 30th Dec 1997.
It is expected that the new moon will be visible from
the rest of the world on the evening of 31st Dec 1997.
Note that the new moon will NOT be visible from anywhere on the evening of 29th Dec 1997.
Eid ul-Fitr occurs after the end of the month of Ramadhan. Eid is celebrated after the sighting of the new crescent on the previous evening.
The coloured bands on the maps below indicate areas of the world where
the crescent is likely to be visible on the dates indicated:
It is expected that the new moon may be visible from the west coast of North America on the evening of 28th Jan 1998. It is expected that the new moon will be visible in
most parts of the world on the evening of 29th Jan 1998.
Information on Islamic Calendar
based on predicted moon sighting. Information on last ramadhan and last Eid ul-Fitr.
Information on last
Eid ul-Adha and Hajj. The maps on this page were produced by the computer
program MoonCalc by
Dr. Monzur Ahmed.
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