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.
Ramaḍān 1442 Calculations:
Wifaqul Ulama Announcement for British Muslims:
Wifaqul Ulama urges Muslims in Britain to attempt to sight the Moon for Ramaḍān 1442 on the evening of monday the 12th of april 2021. This will be the 29th of Shaʿbān 1442. Moon sighting results should be reported to Wifaqul Ulama, you can notify us via our Email, Twitter, Facebook or by calling +447956589613.
How to sight the Moon?
Ramaḍān 1442 Sighting
New Moon Birth & Sighting on April 12, 2021
The Astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on Friday April 12, 2021 at 02:32. Moonsighting is possible only in North America with perfect atmospheric conditions.
Sighting on April 13, 2021
Easily Visible in most parts of the world.
Ramaḍān 1442 Announcements:
Start of Ramaḍān 1442 on April 13, 2020
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 Canada: Moon was sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Tuesday
2 Egypt: Ramaḍān 1442 declared from 13 April 2021
3 Indonesia: Ramaḍān 1442 declared from 13 April 2021
4 Malaysia: Ramaḍān 1442 declared from 13 April 2021
5 Saudi Arabia: Ummul-Qura Calendar shows start of Ramaḍān 1442 on 13 April 2021
6 Singapore: Ramaḍān 1442 declared from 13 April 2021
7 Sudan: Awaiting News
8 Turkey: Din Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü shows start of Ramaḍān 1442 on 13 April 2021. There is no Moonsigting announcement and a predertmined calendar is followed.
9 United States Moon was sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Tuesday
Start of Ramaḍān 1442 on April 14, 2020
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 Australia: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
2 Bangladesh: Moon was sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
3 Brunei: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
4 Burma/Myanmar: Awaiting News
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6 Chile: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
7 Columbia: Awaiting News
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9 Fiji Island: Moon was sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
10 France: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
11 Grenada: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
12 Guyana: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
13 (North) India: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
14 (South) India: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
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16 Italy: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
17 Japan: Awaiting News
18 Kenya: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
19 Malawi: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
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21 Morocco (Source 2): Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
22 Mozambique: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
23 New Zealand: Awaiting News
24 Nigeria: Awaiting News
25 Oman: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
26 Pakistan: Moon was sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
27 Panama: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
28 Reunion: Awaiting News
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30 South Africa: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
31 Singapore: Awaiting News
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33 Spain: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
34 Sri Lanka: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
35 Surinam: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
36 Trinidad: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
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38 United Kingdom: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
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40 Zimbabwe: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.
41 Zambia: Moon was not sighted, Ramadhan 2021 starts from Wednesday.