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.
Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 Calculations:
Wifaqul Ulama Announcement for British Muslims:
Wifaqul Ulama urges Muslims in Britain to attempt to sight the Moon for Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 on the evening of Sunday the 15th of November 2020. This will be the 29th of Rabīʿ al-Awwal 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?
Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 Sighting
New Moon Birth & Sighting on November 15, 2020
The Astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on Sunday November 15, 2020 at 05:08. Moonsighting is not possible anywhere on Earth by the Naked eye. This Moon can possily be seen in Western and Southern America using optical Aid.
Sighting on November 16, 2020
Easily Visible in many parts of the World.
Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 1441 Announcements:
Start of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 on November 16, 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 Egypt: Claimed Moonsighting which is impossble on the evening of 15th of November 2020 in Egypt!
2 Saudi Arabia: Start of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 on 16 November 2020 according to Ummul-Qura Calendar. There is no Moonsigting announcement and a predertmined calendar is followed.
3 Turkey: Din Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü shows start of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 on 16 November 2020. There is no Moonsigting announcement and a predertmined calendar is followed.
Start of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 on November 17, 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 sighted, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
2 Bangladesh: Awaiting News
3 Barbados: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
4 Botswana: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
5 Brunei: Moon was sighted, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
6 Burma/Myanmar: Moon was sighted, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
7 Canada: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
8 Chile: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
9 Columbia: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
10 Fiji Island: Moon was sighted, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
11 France: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
12 Grenada: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
13 Guyana: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
14 (North) India: Moon was sighted, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
15 (South) India: Moon was sighted, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
16 Indonesia: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020. A group of Muslims follows actual nakes eye sighting and the Moon was sighted on Monday evening so first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020 for them as well.
17 Italy: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
18 Japan: Awaiting news.
19 Kenya: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
20 Malawi: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
21 Malaysia: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020. A group of Muslims follows actual nakes eye sighting and the Moon was sighted on Monday evening so first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020 for them as well.
22 Morocco (Source 2): Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
23 Mozambique: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
24 New Zealand: Moon was sighted, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
25 Nigeria: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
26 Oman: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
27 Reunion: Awaiting News
28 Panama: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
29 Pakistan: Moon was sighted, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
30 Singapore: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020. A group of Muslims follows actual nakes eye sighting and the Moon was sighted on Monday evening so first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020 for them as well.
31 South Africa: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
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33 Sudan: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
34 Spain: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
35 Surinam: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
36 Trinidad: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
37 United Kingdom: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
38 United States Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
39 Zimbabwe: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
40 Zambia: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 17, 2020.
Start of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 on November 18, 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 Sri Lanka: Moon not sighted anywhere, therefore the first day of Rabīʿ ath-Thānī 1442 will be on November 18, 2020.