Celebrating the relationship between astronomy, faith & Islam. Monthly show at Royal Observatory Greenwich. Working towards a united Islamic calendar in the UK.
NEW CRESCENT SOCIETY ANNOUNCEMENT
#moonsighting
#UKIslamicCalendar
#Safar
#Hilal
Moon not seen for Safar 1446!
Muharram has 30 days.
1 Safar = Wednesday 7 August
Alhamdulillah we had a great turn out for our moonsighting this month, with our hilal searchers looking into the
WHEN WILL EID AL FITR 2024 BE?
PREDICTION: A UNITED EID ON WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL
LOCAL UK MOONSIGHTING: Wednesday 10 April
FOLLOW ABROAD
Morocco: Wednesday 10 April
Saudi Arabia: Wednesday 10 April
This year we expect a rare united Eid, insha allah! Explanations below.
NEW CRESCENT SOCIETY EID ANNOUNCEMENT
MOON NOT SEEN ANYWHERE IN THE BRITISH ISLES.
RAMADAN WILL HAVE 30 DAYS
1 SHAWWAL (EID) = SATURDAY 22 APRIL
(According to local sightings)
#eidulfitr
#EidMubarak2023
#UKIslamicCalendar
SAUDI ANNOUNCED THEY HAVE SEEN THE MOON. BUT WAS IT VISIBLE?
Saudi have announced they have seen a moon that is too small, too thin, and too low on the horizon for human eye or telescope to see.
NEW CRESCENT SOCIETY ANNOUNCEMENT: EID MUBARAK!!
MOON SEEN ACROSS THE BRITISH ISLES
Ramadan will have 29 days in the UK
Wednesday 10 April = 1 Shawwal
More details and pictures to follow later in the evening.
#moonsighting
#UKIslamicCalendar
#EidMubarak
Did you see the
SAUDI ARABIA ANNOUNCE: MOON NOT SEEN
ONE MORE DAY OF RAMADAN FOR THOSE MOSQUES WHICH FOLLOW SAUDI.
As we predicted, Saudi did not claim to see the moon. Apparently the clouds were making the task challenging … the truth is, the clouds were irrelevant as the moon had already
MUFTI MENK: EID ON SUNDAY OR MONDAY?
Yesterday’s khutbah from Mufti Menk, explaining:
✨ Why people who celebrate Eid on Monday are following an opinion traced back to the Prophet (s)
🌍 The issues with other countries following Saudi/Makkah
🌙 Why global sighting is not
Saudi has “seen” the moon for Dhul Hijjah, despite it being astronomically impossible to see.
Why and how this happens - we do not know. But it has been happening for decades, with Saudi even “seeing” the moon when it is below the horizon!!
WHEN WILL
#RAMADAN
BEGIN?
PREDICTED FIRST DATES OF FASTING:
Local UK Moonsighting: Tuesday 12 March
Mosques that follow other countries:
Follow Morocco: Tuesday 12 March
Follow Saudi: Monday 11 March
Insha Allah.
#Moonsighting
#UKIslamicCalendar
Further explanations below:
23 people were present.
No one saw the moon save two Saudis who claimed to see it with their naked eyes at sun set.
To be clear; the moon was scientifically impossible to see!
Not one member of the British contingent saw the moon with their eyes nor telescope nor phone.
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Dua for Crescent moon sighting
Talhah bin Ubaidullah R.D. reported:
At the sight of the new moon (of the lunar month), the Prophet (ﷺ) used to supplicate:
WHEN IS
#EID
?
PREDICTED DATES FOR EID AL FITR 2022
(based on astronomical data)
Q: Can you tell me when Eid al Fitr is likely to be?
A: This depends on who you or your mosque follow.
Our predicted dates, in sha allah:
THREAD 🖇 (Or click in Bio for more)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia conduct their calendar for themselves- no one else.
Here in the UK many are frustrated. and that number is increasing.
A message to all.
Question your Imams and Mosques.
Join the effort.
Its working بإذن الله
*NEW CRESCENT SOCIETY ANNOUNCEMENT*
*RAMADAN MOON SEEN*
*SHABAN HAS 29 DAYS*
FIRST FAST = TUE 12 MARCH
(According to local UK sighting)
Alhamdulillah! The moon has been now seen in three locations in the United Kingdom: Cornwall, Jersey, and Cardiff. Ramadan Mubarak!

It
FALSE EID MOONSIGHTINGS FROM PRESTON AND BOLTON
On April 20 2023, which corresponded to 29 Ramadan 1444, we received several social media notices, pictures and voice notes of two incidents of alleged moonsighting, one in Bolton and one in Preston.
A stunning image اللهم بارك
Would
@ThePillarsApp
consider an option to follow the Islamic Calendar based on local sighting in the UK?
Let us know how we can help إن شاء الله
#UKIslamicCalendar
#Moonsighting
Astronomer Adel Al-Saadoun:
“If the crescent sighting was announced this evening in any place in the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf states, and the location of the sighting has been determined, I announce that I will stop making any statement regarding the beginning of the month
CAN THE MOON BE SEEN THIS THURSDAY?
One of the most experienced astronomers and moonsighters in the Muslim world, Mohamed Shawket Odeh gives his view about moonsighting this Thursday evening.
𝐄𝐢𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐤! 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬.
May Allah bless us, accept our good intentions and efforts during Ramadan, and allow us to have left the month in a better state than we entered it.
#EidMubarak
#EidUlFitr
#EidAlFitr
We are proud to work together with the Royal Observatory Greenwich for our Eid moonsighting.
Do be on the lookout yourself on Tuesday 9th April. This year it looks like it could be a united Eid in the UK - a rare occurrence! 🌙
🌙Join us LIVE online as we attempt to sight the new crescent Moon, which will signal the start of Eid al-Fitr in the UK!
🌙We're joining forces with
@NewCrescentSoc
Director, Imad Ahmed, plus members who'll dial in to report their own sightings:
Generated by the motion of molten iron in its core, the Earths magnetic field shields us from the constant bombardment of charged particles from the Sun. Without it… life on Earth would not be possible!
Surah Al-Anbiya 21:32
#astronomyandIslam
Why do we get auroras on Earth after eruptions occur on the Sun? A thread. 🧵
⬇️⬇️⬇️
(Images:
Left: a solar flare captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.
Right: Aurora seen from Lummi Island, Washington, at 10:54 p.m. PT on May 10, 2024. Credit: Jeff Carter)
#EIDMUBARAK
!!
The moon has been seen in many locations across the UK, alhamdulillah!
We are so happy and pleased that many of you were able to fulfill this sunnah, and complete your Ramadan with the signting of the moon.
This has been an incredible journey, shooting for
As we have explained in the “featured” post, Saudi have already indicated and published for a Wednesday Eid. We expect them to say “no moon seen”; mosques in the UK who follow Saudi will then fast tomorrow and do Eid on Wednesday.
Let’s see what happens.
This weekend an interesting phenomena will occur.
Twice a year The Sun passes directly over the Kaaba. What does this mean?
You will be able to determine or confirm the direction of Qibla using the Sun or a cast shadow.
WHEN WILL EID UL ADHA BE?
WILL EID BE SPLIT IN THE UK?
#Eid
#Moonsighting
#UKIslamicCalendar
#EidulAdha
In the UK, mosques are divided about Eid dates, primarily because they follow different countries. Some mosques follow The Kongdom of Saudi Arabia, others follow The
Please consider the below data from HMNAO [related to Greenwich Observatory], who have unambiguously declared this to be an impossible moon sighting.
This of course is no different to the many dubious moonsighting reports which have come out of Saudi Arabia.
SAUDI ANNOUNCE: Moon “seen” in Saudi
As we have mentioned, the moon was not possible to see anywhere in Saudi Arabia, and yet a report of the moonsighting was obtained.
This means for mosques in the UK who follow The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Eid is on Sunday 16 June.
Sadly
NCS ANNOUNCEMENT: MOON FOR DHUL HIJJAH SEEN
1 DHUL HIJJAH = SATURDAY 8 JUNE
EID AL ADHA IS MONDAY 17 JUNE
Alhamdulillah the moon has been seen in multiple locations across the UK!
Though we had hoped for clear summer skies all across the UK many locations were actually
NEW CRESCENT SOCIETY EID DATES ANNOUNCEMENT
MOON NOT SEEN ANYWHERE IN THE BRITISH ISLES
1 DHUL HIJJA = Tuesday 20 June 2023
FAST OF ARAFAH = Wednesday 28 June 2023
EID AL ADHA = Thursday 29 June 2023
#DhulHijjah
#Dhull_Hijja
#EidAlAdha
#EidUlAdha
BREAKING NEWS
COULD SAUDI ARABIA DO EID ON SATURDAY?
POSSIBLE GOOD NEWS??!
Various news reports in Saudi are claiming that now, Saudi may do Eid on Saturday.
It was not even scientifically possible to see. The cloudy weather is just a …smokescreen.
If the moon was truly visible in once place in Saudi, thousands of people would see it, even in cloudy weather.
A RARE UNITED EID?
We are thankful that we are heading towards a united Eid this year - alhamdulillah - and that families will celebrate together. However this year’s united Eid is based on an astronomical coincidence. This is the only Eid al Fitr scheduled to be united for
To Saudi’s credit they have never asked the UK formally to follow them. Indeed, time and time again their ulema have publically stated that no other country should follow their moonsighting. Yet many mosques in the UK do, and will begin their fasting from tomorrow.
AN APPEAL TO THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER SIGHTED THE NEW CRESCENT MOON: EXPERIENCE THE SUNNAH!
Alhamdulillah Allah has blessed us to experience Ramadan & Eid again, albeit it on different days.
#ukislamiccalendar
#moonsighting
#moontruce
*MUFTI OF JORDAN REJECTS ‘UNSCIENTIFIC’ MOONSIGHTING CLAIMS, COMMENCES FAST ONE DAY AFTER SAUDI ARABIA*
This Ramadan, the Head Mufti of Jordan, Ahmed Hassanat of Amman, caused quite a stir in the Arab world by rejecting Saudi Arabia’s moonsighting on Sunday 10 March as
Alhamdulillah it’s been a great year for New Crescent Society - growing strength to strength. We are working towards a united Islamic calendar in the UK, and believe local sunnah sightings is a position everyone can united - with your duas!
*BBC INTERVIEW: NEW CRESCENT SOCIETY, GAZA AND RAMADAN*
New Crescent Society were invited this morning for an interview on BBC News to discuss matters concerning the Islamic calendar in the UK and local moon sighting.
#Ramadan
#ukislamiccalendar
#shaban
#moonsighting
#moon
MUFTI OF JORDAN REJECTS ‘UNSCIENTIFIC’ MOONSIGHTING CLAIMS, COMMENCES FAST ONE DAY AFTER SAUDI ARABIA
This Ramadan, the Head Mufti of Jordan, Ahmed Hassanat of Amman, caused quite a stir in the Arab world by rejecting Saudi Arabia’s moonsighting on Sunday 10 March as
As expected, the Kingdom of Morocco did not sight the Hilal of Ramadan, on their 29th of Sha’ban. Mosques that follow Morocco in the UK are expected to start Ramadan on Tuesday.
29th Shaban according to local sighting is tomorrow- join us in looking for the Hilal of
#Ramadan
We only state facts. And of course you are right that you can follow whichever method you wish- most positions are Islamically valid in the absence of sighting the Hilal locally. However the issue of unity in the UK is serious since it splits families.
SAUDI ARABIA LOOK FOR THE MOON: TUESDAY 21 MARCH - IS THIS THE WRONG DAY??
Saudi Arabia have ordered their citizens to go out and look for the moon today, Tuesday 21 March.
However -a basic understanding of the moon’s orbit will tell you that they are looking on the WRONG date
LIST OF PUBLIC MOONSIGHTING LOCATIONS FOR
#EID
2024: TUE 9 APRIL
This Eid, fulfill the sunnah of
#moonsighting
and complete the fast with the sighting of the crescent!
Here are a list of moonsighting locations which have been submitted so far. There will be a VERY GOOD CHANCE
Why Don't we celebrate
#Ramadan
/
#Eid
in the UK on the same date?
This year in the UK we begin Ramadan on two different dates.
Some began fasting on Saturday.
Some began fasting today on Sunday.
What is the cause of this divide?
(Cont…)
#UKIslamicCalendar
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SAUDI ARABIA GO OUT TO LOOKING FOR THE MOON ON SATURDAY - BUT ARE THEY LOOKING ON THE WRONG DATE?
Saudi Arabia have ordered their citizens to go out and look for the moon tomorrow, Saturday 30 April.
#Ramadan
#Eid
#EidMubarak
#Moonsighting
#Shawwal
Ramadan Mubarak to you and your families!
We hope you enjoyed the experience of sighting the Hilal or watching us online.
May Allah bless us with the ability to worship, bring us closer to our Creator - and strengthen our family bonds 🤲🏽
See you in 29 days إن شاء الله! 😬
If you are starting your fast and Ramadan - Ramadan Mubarak to you. We look forward to working with you all towards a united Islamic calendar insha allah.
EID MOONSIGHTING LIVE SHOW
ROYAL OBSERVATORY GREENWICH AND NEW CRESCENT SOCIETY
Very exciting news!!
This year New Crescent Society are collaborating with the
@ROGAstronomers
to bring you the EID MOONSIGHTING LIVE, on Facebook and YouTube.
We’ll have moonsighters join us
Every Ramadan should begin like this - sighting the moon in our communities, just like the practice of the Prophet (s) and earliest generations. Well done
@CambCentMosque
!!
Alhamdulillah, we saw the new crescent moon from Cambridge this evening with
@NewCrescentSoc
! 🌙 Ramadan Mubarak!! ✨
May Allah help us fast & pray
#DayByDay
, accept our du'as & deeds and grant us forgiveness during this special, blessed month. Ameen. 🤲
Informational video on how you and your community can go out to look for the Hilal of every Islamic month here in the UK. Invite your Imams, scholars and Masjids.
If anything -it's a chance to take in the beauty of Allahs creation- we don't think anyone would not want to do that
A question we've been getting asked recently (But it is indeed relevant throughout the year)
“If we know that the moon won't be seen on the 29th of Ramadan, why bother going out attempting to sight it?"
A thread 🧵:
LOCAL MOONSIGHTING
For those who follow local sighting, we will be looking for the moon on Tuesday 9 April, which is the 29th of Ramadan. The data suggests we should see it, insha allah, as long as the skies are clear [see map].
If we see the crescent, the Ramadan will have 29
SAUDI FOLLOWERS
For mosques who follow Saudi, they will also have Eid on Wednesday 10 April, insha allah.
Saudi started the month of Ramadan a day earlier and so will be looking a day earlier than the rest of the world, Monday 8 April. On Monday, the moon will already be
#Ramadan
Mubarak!
A special thank you to our tireless team of volunteers, co-ordinators, moonsighters, followers and ethusiasts. With your help insha allah we will have a united Islamic calendar in the UK.
May Allah bless us and forgive us of our shortcomings this Ramadan, and
WHY HAVE WE NEVER AGREED ON ISLAMIC DATES IN THE UK- THE PROBLEM AND SOLUTION.
The UK has a long standing issue with split dates for important religious events that rely on the Islamic Calendar.
Two mosques in the same town or even the same road may mark Ramadan or celebrate
𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 #𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 #𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐬.
Remember it is a
#Sunnah
to go and sight the
#moon
. You may have a chance! 🌙
All you need is a clear view of the western horizon!
DU'A UPON SIGHTING THE HILAL OF THE ISLAMIC MONTH
Here in the UK we have a good chance to see the Hilal tonight on the 29th of Ramadan (according to local sighting at the beginning of the Islamic month)
And if you do you can recite the du'a below.
#Moonsighting
Last year we had Juned head out to take an image of the Crescent... in the daytime!
It is something he did not actually see (With his eyes or even telescope)- but with the wonders of technology, he was able to produce this image.
A far cry from the smartphones we use today. Beautiful and functional works of art 🤩
Also known as Maryam al-Ijliya, she took the science of astrolabes to another level!
#astronomyandIslam
Mariam Astrulabi was a pioneering female Muslim scientist & astronomer, born in Syria during the 10th century. She is known for developing Astrolabes, an ancient astronomical computer for solving problems related to time & position of the sun & stars
A thread on Mariam Astrulabi
In the UK some will be drawing their celebrations to an end... Many others will have just broken their fast for the Day of Arafah according to the sighting of the Hilal locally and will be preparing to offer Eid Salah tomorrow.
أصحاب الرياضيات حلل وناقش
في السعودية هذا الشخص يؤشر على الهلال ويريه لمجموعة من حوله.. قام الأستاذ الفلكي هاني الضليع بحساب زاوية الرؤية فوجدها 10 درجات.. في الوقت الذي لا يكون فيه الهلال مرتفعا أكثر من 2-4 درجات كلما رآه هذا الشخص.
RAMADAN MOONSIGHTING
MONDAY 11 MARCH, 6:10PM
It’s the moonsighting that will determine Ramadan. You can watch it online on all platforms - but you can also go out and look for the moon. It’s easy!
#UKIslamicCalendar
#Ramadan
#moonsighting
Great working together with the Royal Observatory Greenwich in this collaborative video!
As this video states, fasting from Saturday insha allah for local sighters. For those who follow Saudi, fasting from Friday.
#Ramadan
#RamadanMubarak
#Moon
#Crescent
With the new crescent moon soon to be gracing our skies, Ramadan will shortly be upon us!
@EDrabek
and Imad Ahmed of the
@NewCrescentSoc
tell us all about moonsighting and the Islamic calendar! Watch here -
NEW CRESCENT SOCIETY ANNOUNCEMENT
MOON SEEN ON WEDNESDAY 22 MARCH 2023
RAMADAN 1444 BEGINS
RAMADAN MUBARAK
FIRST FAST THURSDAY 23 MARCH 2023
#Ramadan
#Ramadan1444
FIND THE QIBLAH USING THE SUN
THIS BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 27 MAY 10:18AM BST
#qiblahday
An engaging activity for kids and adults a like!
😎 Don’t look directly at the sun! Use this handy guide- it’s easy and fun. It will intrigue children and adults alike!
A
#Ramadan
📷 and
#EidAlFitr
favourite with children (and adults!) Nasheed by
@YusufCatStevens
The Hilal of Ramadan was seen locally in the UK at the beginning of the month. And we expect to see it In Sha Allah today when we as a community look for it again.
Join us on line
Some moonsighting reports came out, almost 'viral', of a moon which was not possible to see in the UK.
We have now SPOKEN to the people who mistakenly made these claims.
A full statement from NCS will be coming, but just to put this here now from
@ICOUK
as a holding statement.
The orientation of the Hilal varies depending on your location on this vast Earth. Here in the UK it appears like a backwards C- in the southern hemisphere it looks like this image from South Africa, more like a C and in the Middle East or along the equator more like a bowl or
We only seek to educate and inform the Muslims of the UK about what happens with regards to our Islamic Calendwr here in the UK.
Please keep comments respectful- we seek unity in our communities, not to perpetuate division in this matter.
If you are new here- See our highlighted
‘New moon’ often mistakenly referred to by Muslims as the beginning of the month. It is not visible to observers.
The islamic month begins with the first visible crescent- the Hilal.
And today you’ll see in the most obvious way for yourself.
#eclipse
#moonsighting
If you
𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒: 𝐅𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍
In the Council of Elrond, a tense discussion takes place about when Eid should be in the shires…
A bit of fun! Thanks to whoever made this, thank you, it was a cheerful Eid gift