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| Wednesday, December 20, 2006 - 08:38 pm First day of Dhul Hijja 1427 AH Some members of Richmond Community did not see the moon on Wednesday Decemer 20, 2006 Magrib (sunset) time. There have been no report of moon sighting in North America on Wednesday December 20, 2006. Next day it was cloudy in Richmond. Based on local sighting, first day of Dhul Hijja is from Friday December 22, 2006 or Eid-ul-Adha (10th of Dhul Hijja) is from Sunday December 31, 2006. According to Moonsighting.com: "Moon was seen in Kuwait, Iran, Mauritius, Algeria on Thursday, December 21. No moonsighting report on Dec 20..." According to Islamic Cresents Observation Project (ICOP): "...Saudi has announced that there are persons who saw the crescent on Wednesday 20 December 2006, and hence the start of Thul Hijjah is Thursday 21 December 2006, and Al-Eid will begin on Saturday 30 December 2006..." Saudi Arabia Official Statement in Arabic Eid in Richmond Thursday December 21, 2006 or Eid-ul-Adha Saturday December 30, 2006 Saudi Arabia Friday December 22, 2006 or Eid-ul-Adha Sunday December 31, 2006 South Africa Saturday December 23, 2006 or Eid-ul-Adha Monday January 1, 2007 Pakistan Please visit us again for updates.
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| Monday, December 18, 2006 - 10:29 pm Zul Hijja 1427 AH New moon = Wednesday December 20, 2006 8:59 AM EST Sunset = 4:54 PM EST Moonset = 4:47 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 0.3 percent, New Moon Moon Age at Sunset= About 8 Hours Very hard to see the moon on the evening of December 20, 2006 in Richmond area. Next evening Thursday December 21, 2006 Sunset = 4:54 PM EST Moonset = 5:52 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 2.2 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 32 Hours Its possible to see the moon, hence first day of Zul Hijja inshallah may start from Friday December 22, 2006. Hence Eid-ul-Adha (10th of Zul Hijja) base on moon sighting may start from Sunday December 31, 2006.
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| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 09:13 pm Zul Qa'dah 1427 AH New moon = Monday November 20, 2006 5:16 PM EST Tuesday November 21, 2006 Sunset = 4:56 PM EST Moonset = 5:09 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 1.2 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 24 Hours Very hard but possible to see the moon on November 21, 2006 Hence inshallah Zul Qa'dah may start from Wednesday November 22, 2006.
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| Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - 11:09 pm First day of Shawwal 1427 AH, Eid-ul-Fitr in some countries On Sunday October 22, 2006, a group of local Muslims visited a local farm to sight the moon, it was cloudy. No one sighted the moon (more details to follow). At about 12:00 mid night same evening organization like ICNA and ChicagoHilal.com announced that there were some moon sighting in California and Arizona. So first day of Eid-ul-Fitr in metro Richmond area started from Monday October 23, 2006 Sunday 22 October 2006 Nigeria (Claims of sighting) (also on Oct 23) Senegal (Claim of Sighting) Tanzania (also on Oct 23 & 24) Monday 23 October 2006 Australia - The Mufti of Australia (Sheikh Taj UlDeen Alhilaly) has announced that Monday is the first day of Shawal (Eid-ul-Fitr) in-shaa-Allah based on the calculations. Eid was celebrated also on Oct 24. Austria (Astronomical Calculations) Bahrain (Following Saudi Arabia) Belgium (Astronomical Calculations) Canada (Astronomical Calculations) Toronto, Canada Czech (Astronomical Calculations) Denmark (Astronomical Calculations) Djibouti France (Astronomical Calculations) Holland (Astronomical Calculations) Parts of India (also on Oct 24) Iraq (Sunnis - Following Saudi Arabia) Shiiite on Oct 24 Italy (Astronomical Calculations) Kuwait (Following Saudi Arabia) Lebanon - The Religious Authority of Lebanon, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah announced that next Monday is the first day of Eid Al-Fitr. May Allah make it a day of blessing, good, freedom, victory and dignity for all Lebanese and Muslims. His Eminence issued the following statement: It has been jurisprudently proven to us, that Monday the 23rd of October, 2006 is the first day of Eid Al-Fitr. Our Fatwa is based on the birth of the crescent and the possibility of seeing it in any region that we share with a part of the night. Reliable academic scholars have informed us that there is a possibility of seeing the crescent in several parts of the world that we share with a part of the night, especially the coasts of South America. In the light of this, we have ruled that the Eid is on Monday, May Allah make it a day of blessing, good victory, freedom for the Lebanese and the entire Muslim world, on the basis of Islamic unity that lays the foundation for its salvation and for playing its leading role with the other nations. May Allah grant us success. Libya (After completing 30 days of Ramadan) Luxembourg has announced Eid on Monday 23 October. Nigeria (also on Oct 22) Norway (Astronomical Calculations) Palestine (After completing 30 days of Ramadan) Qatar (Following Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia (After completing 30 days of Ramadan) Somalia Sweden (Astronomical Calculations) Tanzania (also on Oct 22 & 24) Tunisia Turkey (Astronomical Calculations) UAE (Following Saudi Arabia) UK (Following Saudi Arabia) Also on Oct 24 Ukrain (Astronomical Calculations) USA (ISNA, ICNA and FCNA) (Astronomical Calculations) Baton Rouge, La Boston Chicago Area New England Area New Orleans, La Rhode Island Washington DC area Tuesday 24 October 2006 Algeria (After completing 30 days of Ramadan) Australia (Moon was seen) Also on Oct 23. Brunei Darussalam Egypt Germany India (also on Oct 23) Indonesia Iran ("The crescent of the next lunar month has been sighted on Oct 23, and felicitations to all Muslims on Eid al-Fitr. May God accept your prayers during the holy month of Ramadan," said the office in a statement.) Iraq (Shiiite following the decision by Ayatullah Sistani) Sunnis on Oct 23 Jordan Malaysia Mauritius (After completing 30 days of Ramadan) Morocco (After completing 30 days of Ramadan) Namibia (After completing 30 days of Ramadan) Oman Philippines South Africa Sri Lanka Syria UK - Also on Oct 23 USA (The Majority of Masjids: Zaytuna Institute, all Masjids with Ulema Council, and all Masjids with Hilalsighting.org and many more etc) (and on Monday) Wednesday 25 October 2006 Bangladesh (After completing 30 days of Ramadan) Pakistan (After completing 30 days of Ramadan) Tanzania (also on Oct 22 & 23) Visit us again for updates
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| Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 06:28 pm Eid-ul-Fitr 1427 AH New moon = October 22, 2006 1:12 AM EDST Sunset = 6:23 PM EST Moonset = 6:24 PM EST Visibility = 0.6 percent Age at Sunset = about 17 Hours Its very hard to see the moon on October 22, 2006. Next day, Monday October 23, 2006 Sunset = 6:23 PM EST Moonset = 6:53 PM EST Visibility = 2.9 percent Age at Sunset = about 41 hours Its possible to see the moon. Therefore *according to sighting of moon* first day of Eid-ul-Fitr 1427 AH may be from Tuesday October 24, 2006.
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| Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 12:45 pm This message will be periodically updated as more information is available Local Sighting: Moon was not sighted on the evening of Friday September 22, 2006 due to cloudy sky. After completing 30 days of Shaban, Ramadan was started from Sunday September 24, 2006. Decision was delayed to about 11:20 PM to get moon sighting information from Texas and California. National/Global Sighting: According to ICNA on Saturday September 23. 2006 evening "Inshallah tomorrow September 24th is the first of Ramadan of the Hijri year 1427. There have been confirmed sightings of the moon in the U.S. in the states of Texas, Arizona and other locations as well." First day of Ramadan 1427 AH in some countries Saturday September 23, 2006 Libya (Conjunction Before Dawn) Saudi (Claim of Sighting from 4 persons) UAE (Following Saudi) Qatar (Following Saudi) Bahrain (Following Saudi) Yemen (Following Saudi) Palestine (Following Saudi) Sudan (Following Saudi) Denmark (Following Saudi) Austria (Following Saudi) Switzerland (Following Saudi) Italy (Following Saudi) Bosnia & Herzegovina (Following Saudi) Afghanistan Australia (and Sunday) Iraq (Claim of Sighting from 6 persons) and on Sunday Lebanon (Following Saudi) and on Sunday Nigeria (and on Sunday) UK (and on Sunday) USA (ISNA, following Astronomical Calculations) and on Sunday Sunday September 24, 2006 Malaysia Indonesia Brunei Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka Turkey Oman Jordan Syria Egypt Tunis Algeria Morocco Mauritania Somalia Albania Azerbizan Bangladesh Belgium France Germany Guyana Kazakhstan Kosova Macedonia Magnolia Norway Romania Russia Spain South Africa Tajikistan Tanzania Trinidad and Tobago Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan White Russia Australia (and Saturday) Lebanon (and on Saturday) Iraq (and on Saturday) Nigeria (and on Saturday) UK (and on Saturday) USA (ICNA) and on Saturday Monday September 25, 2006 India Iran Pakistan
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| Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - 10:48 pm Ramadan 1427 AH New moon = Friday September 22, 2006 7:43 AM EDST Sunset = 7:07 PM EDST Moonset = 7:11 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 0.2 % Moon Age at Sunset= About 12 Hour Very hard to see the moon on the evening of Friday September 22, 2006. Next day September 23, 2006 Sunset = 6:48 PM EDST Moonset = 7:05 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 1.9 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 36 Hours It is possible to see the moon on the evening of September 23, 2006. Hence according to the sighting of the moon, Ramadan inshallah may start from Sunday September 24, 2006. Fiqh Council of North America have fixed the calendar, more Based on that calendar, Ramadan may start from Saturday September 23, 2006.
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| Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - 10:20 pm First day of Shabaan 1427 AH in some countries According to Moonsighting "Sha'ban moon was seen in Arizona, by binoculars only, on August 24, Thursday...", Therefore, Shabaan 1426 AH in United States started from Friday August 25, 2006. Friday August 25, 2006 Indonesia UAE Saudi Arabia Kuwait Jordan Egypt Bosnia and Herzegovi United States Saturday August 26, 2006 Pakistan Iran Morocco UK Tanzania South Africa
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| Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - 10:13 pm Shabaan 1427 AH New moon = Wednesday August 23, 2006 3:08 PM EDST Sunset = 7:52 PM EDST Moonset = 8:02 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 0.1 % New Moon Moon Age at Sunset= About 5 Hour Very hard to see the moon on the evening of August 23, 2006 Next day August 24, 2006 Sunset = 7:50 PM EDST Moonset = 8:24 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 1.3 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 29 Hours Although very light but it is possible to see the moon, on the evening of August 24, 2006. Hence Shabaan inshallah may start from Friday August 25, 2006.
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| Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 03:57 pm First day of Rajab 1427 AH in some countries According to Moonsighting "Moon was seen in California on Tuesday, July 25...", According to ICOP "So far, the earliest sighting of the crescent was on Tuesday 25 July 2006 by ICOP member Dr. John Caldwell from Texas (USA), the crescent was also seen on that day from California (USA)." Wednesday July 26, 2006 USA Thursday July 27, 2006 Morocco South Africa Friday July 28, 2006 Pakistan
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| Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 03:04 pm Rajab 1426 AH New moon = Tuesday July 25, 2006 12:29 AM EDST Sunset = 8:24 PM EDST Moonset = 9:06 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 0.8 % Moon Age at Sunset= About 20 Hour Its possible but very hard to see the moon on the evening of July 25, 2006 Therfore Rajab inshallah may start from Wednesday July 26, 2006.
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| Monday, July 03, 2006 - 09:48 pm First day of Jumad Thani 1427 AH in some countries According to Moonsighting.com "The crescent moon was seen many places in USA and some places in the world on Monday, June 26, except Australia and New Zealand, where it was seen on Tuesday, June 27..." Therefore Jumad Thani 1427 AH in USA started from June 27, 2006. Monday June 27, 2006 Egypt Tuesday June 27, 2006 Indonesia Brunei Darussalam UAE Saudi Arabia Iran Jordan USA Wednesday June 28, 2006 South Africa Pakistan
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| Monday, July 03, 2006 - 09:36 pm Jumad Thani 1427 AH New moon = Sunday June 25, 2006 12:04 PM EDST Sunset = 8:35 PM EDST Moonset = 9:10 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 0.3 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 8 Hours Very hard to see the moon on the evening of June 25, 2006 Next day June 26, 2006 Sunset = 8:35 PM EDST Moonset = 9:57 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 2.1 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 32 Hours Its possible to see the moon on the evening of June 26, 2006. Hence Jumad Thani inshallah may start from Tuesday June 27, 2006.
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| Monday, May 15, 2006 - 07:20 am i would like to have islamic calendar in 2006 & 2007.
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| Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 11:10 pm Rabi Thani 1427 AH New moon = Thursday April 27, 2006 3:44 PM EDST Sunset = 7:56 PM EDST Moonset = 8:09 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 0.1 percent, New Moon Moon Age at Sunset= About 4 Hours Not possible to see the moon on the evening of April 27, 2006. Next day April 28, 2006 Sunset = 7:57 PM EDST Moonset = 9:24 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 2.0 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 28 Hours Its possible to see the moon on the evening of April 28. Hence Rabi Thani inshallah may start from Saturday April 29, 2006.
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| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 11:15 pm First day of Rabi Awwal 1427 AH in some countries Local Sighting: Moon was not sighted on the evening of Wednesday March 29, 2006 due to cloudy sky. Next day Thursday March 30, 2006 moon was sighted at about 6:50 PM, approximately 30 degrees from the horizon, but very thin. National/Global Sighting: According to Moonsighting.com "On Wednesday, March 29, 2006, moon was not sighted as far west as Americas. First of Rabi-al-Awwal is on March 31 in North America..." Thursday March 30, 2006 Friday March 31, 2006 North America Pakistan Saturday April 1, 2006 South Africa
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| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 10:56 pm Rabi Awwal 1427 AH New moon = Wednesday March 29, 2006 5:15 AM EST Sunset = 6:30 PM EST Moonset = 7:06 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 0.5 percent Moon Age at Sunset= about 13 Hours Very hard to see the moon on the evening of March 29, 2006 Next evening Thursday March 30, 2006 Sunset = 6:31 PM EST Moonset = 8:21 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 3.5 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 37 Hours Its possible to see the moon in North America, therefore the month of Rabi Awwal may start from Friday March 31, 2006.
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| Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 11:11 pm First day of Safar 1427 AH in some countries Local Sighting: Moon was sighted locally in Richmond, Virginia at about 6:20 PM, moon was extemely thin on a clear sky lower in the horizon. Visual sighting was confirmed by binoculars. National/Global Sighting: According to moonsighting.com "On Tuesday, February 28, 2006, the crescent moon for the month of Safar was seen in Algeria and many places in USA, including Virginia, Texas, Oklahoma, and California...." Wednesday March 1, 2006 North America Algeria Indonesia Brunei Darussalam Saudi Arabia UAE Jordan Guyana Thursday March 2, 2006 South Africa Pakistan
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| Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 08:39 pm Safar 1427 AH New moon = Monday February 27, 2006 7:31 PM EST Sunset = 6:02 PM EST Moonset = 5:48 PM EDST Visibility at Sunset= 0.0 percent Moon Age at Sunset= Moon not born yet Its not possible to see the moon on the evening of February 27, 2006 Next evening Tuesday February 28, 2006 Sunset = 6:03 PM EST Moonset = 7:05 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 1.4 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 23 Hours Its possible to see the moon in North America, therefore the month of Safar may start from Wednesday March 1, 2006.
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| Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 11:07 pm First day of Muharram 1427 AH in some countries According to Moonsighting "On Monday, January 30, 2006, the crescent moon for the month of Muharram was seen in Pakistan, Algeria, South Africa, and USA ..." Monday January 30, 2006 Tuesday January 31, 2006 Australia Indonesia Brunei Darussalam Saudi Arabia UAE Qatar Jordan Egypt Morocco South Africa UK USA Guyana
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| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 11:29 pm Muharram 1427 AH New moon = Sunday January 29, 2006 9:14 AM EST Sunset = 5:30 PM EST Moonset = 5:42 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 0.3 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 8 hours Difficult to see the moon on the evening of January 29, 2006 Next evening Monday January 30, 2006 Sunset = 5:30 PM EST Moonset = 7:01 PM EST Visibility at Sunset= 2.8 percent Moon Age at Sunset= About 32 Hours Its possible to see the Moon, therefore Muharram may start from Tuesday January 31, 2006.
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