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Look for the new moon on Sat. Mar. 29 to determine the beginning of the Islamic month of Shawwal and the arrival of Eid al-Fitr. The crescent (hilal) would be visible shortly after sunset, above the area where the sun had set.

Qualified Muslim astronomers and reliable visibility forecasts indicate that on Saturday, March 29th, a naked-eye (unaided) sighting of the new crescent moon in North America will be unlikely due to the moon's young age. If the moon is not sighted on March 29th, we would complete 30 days of Ramadan and observe Eid al-Fitr on Monday, March 31st.

Please go out to look for the new crescent moon. It is a beautiful experience to sight its emergence, and it is a sunnah that we hope the ummah revives.

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Rush 9mo ago

Too tired to figure out what Danjon limit is.. 😅

ابو مريم 9mo ago

Danjon Limit

Long version:

https://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1998Obs...118...65F

Short version:

https://lovethenightsky.com/thinnest-crescent-moon/

tl;dr

With one special exception (total solar eclipse) it’s impossible to see the moon with naked eye when it is less than 7.5° away from the sun, or less than 12 hours old, this is known as the Danjon Limit.

Rush 9mo ago

Eid research it is, then... All Arab lands are below the limit according to the map.. So, how are we having our eid tomorrow?

ابو مريم 9mo ago

Some juristictions do not follow naked eye sighting. There is a vast permisibility within the madahib of what counts as a valid sighting. Arab lands are all using different criteria so you have Egypt saying no moon was sighted and KSA saying it was. Best to follow your local scholars if you are outside the rule of a muslim government. If you are able it is a beautiful experience to sight a new cresent on your own and brings certainty to your soul.

Rush 9mo ago

I mean for sure.. It's my favorite day of the year..

It's just that I never really looked into the technicality of it from a jurisprudence point of view.