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.
Shawwāl 1442 Calculations:
Wifaqul Ulama Announcement for British Muslims:
Wifaqul Ulama urges Muslims in Britain to attempt to sight the Moon for Shawwāl 1442 on the evening of Wednesday the 12th of May 2021. This will be the 29th of Ramaḍān 1442. Moon sighting results should be reported to Wifaqul Ulama, you can notify us via our Email, Twitter, Facebook or by calling +447956589613.
Shawwāl 1442 Sighting
How to sight the Moon?
New Moon Birth & Sighting on May 11, 2021
The Astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on Tuesday April 11, 2021 at 20:00. Moonsighting is not possible.
Sighting on May 12, 2021
Visible in Americas and some parts of Africa if the conditions are perfect.
Sighting on May 13, 2021
Easily Visible.
Shawwāl 1442 Announcements:
Start of Shawwāl 1442 on May 13, 2021
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.
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5 Canada: Awaiting News
6 Chile: Awaiting News
7 Columbia: Awaiting News
8 Egypt: Awaiting News
9 Fiji Island: start of Shawwāl 1442 on 13 May 2021 due to Moon sighting.
10 France: Awaiting News
11 Grenada: Awaiting News
12 Guyana: Awaiting News
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15 Indonesia: Moon was not sighted so start of Shawwāl 1442 on 13 May 2021
16 Italy: Awaiting News
17 Japan: Awaiting News
18 Kenya: Awaiting News
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20 Malaysia: Moon was not sighted so start of Shawwāl 1442 on 13 May 2021
21 Morocco (Source 2): Moon was not sighted so start of Shawwāl 1442 on 14 May 2021
22 Mozambique: Start of Shawwāl 1442 on 13 May 2021 due to Moon sighting.
23 New Zealand: Awaiting News
24 Nigeria: Awaiting News
25 Oman: start of Shawwāl 1442 on 13 May 2021 due to Moon sighting.
26 Pakistan: start of Shawwāl 1442 on 13 May 2021 due to Moon sighting.
27 Panama: Awaiting News.
28 Reunion: Awaiting News
29 Saudi Arabia: Ummul-Qura Calendar shows start of Shawwāl 1442 on 13 May 2021
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31 Singapore: Moon was not sighted so start of Shawwāl 1442 on 13 May 2021
32 Sudan: Awaiting News
33 Spain:
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35 Surinam:
36 Trinidad:
37 Turkey: Din Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü shows start of Shawwāl 1442 on 13 May 2021. There is no Moonsigting announcement and a predertmined calendar is followed.
38 United Kingdom: Moon was not sighted so start of Shawwāl 1442 on 14 May 2021
39 United States Moon was not sighted so start of Shawwāl 1442 on 14 May 2021
40 Zimbabwe: Start of Shawwāl 1442 on 13 May 2021 due to Moon sighting.
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Start of Shawwāl 1442 on May 13, 2021
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 so start of Shawwāl 1442 on 14 May 2021
2 Bangladesh: Moon was not sighted so start of Shawwāl 1442 on 14 May 2021
3 Brunei: Moon was not sighted so start of Shawwāl 1442 on 14 May 2021
4 Burma/Myanmar: Moon was not sighted so start of Shawwāl 1442 on 14 May 2021
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6 (North) India: Moon was not sighted so start of Shawwāl 1442 on 14 May 2021
7 (South) India: Moon was not sighted so start of Shawwāl 1442 on 14 May 2021
8 Malawi: Moon was not sighted so start of Shawwāl 1442 on 14 May 2021
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10 New Zealand: Moon was not sighted so start of Shawwāl 1442 on 14 May 2021
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12 Pakistan: Moon was not sighted so start of Shawwāl 1442 on 14 May 2021
13 Reunion: Awaiting News
14 South Africa: Moon was not sighted so start of Shawwāl 1442 on 14 May 2021
15 Sri Lanka: Moon was not sighted so start of Shawwāl 1442 on 14 May 2021
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17 Zambia: Moon was not sighted so start of Shawwāl 1442 on 14 May 2021