Moon Sighting Eid 2018

Mcw member mr shafqat qamar from rawalpindi reported.

Moon sighting eid 2018. Getty images eid ul fitr 2018 moon sighting. Date time and moon sighting. On 29th of ramzan 1439 ah. The eid timings vary depending upon the moon sighting in different countries.

In 2018 the crescent moon is expected to be seen on june 14 and for the countries just west of the international date line like countries in far. Therefore first day of ramadan 1443 is on saturday april 2 2021 insha allah. However before the festival can start it has to be officially sighted by a shawwal moon sighting committee. Eid 2018 has the eid al fitr moon sighting happened and is it eid in the uk today.

However the islamic council in nigeria has already declared 15th june 2018 as 1st of shawwal for the eid. If the new moon is obscured from you then complete a full thirty days narrator abdullah ibn abbas al muwatta hadith no 18 1 3. The toi report mentions that the crescent moon will be seen with the naked eye on june 14 only in africa and america. Eid ul fitr 2018 moon sighting.

Muslims all over the world observe ramadan marked by intense fasting from dawn to dusk which finally ends in nightly feasts during the auspicious festival of eid al fitr. According to astronomical parameters there is a slight chance of sighting the new moon of shawwal 1439 ah on the evening of 14 06 2018 i e. The moon has not been sighted in pakistan declared by official statement of central moon sighting committee of pakistan. On that day everywhere in north and south america at sunset the elongation is at least 8 degrees and moon is at least 5 degrees above the sun.

Eid al fitr officially marks the end of the holy month of ramadan and begins with the sighting of the new moon after sunset. Eid ul fitr is the first and only day in the month of shawwal during which muslims are not permitted to fast. The messenger of allah may allah bless him and grant him peace once mentioned ramadan and said do not start the fast or break it until you see the new moon. The astronomical new moon is on monday april 1 2022 at 6 24 universal time.

Eid al fitr officially starts when the new crescent moon is visible bringing the holy month of ramadan to an end. Eid is on june 16 saturday. Eid ul fitr marks the end of ramadan or ramzan.