Hijri 1431

Islamic month	1^st on Solar date	Sighted USA	New Moon	Earliest Visibility	ISNA/Saudi date	India/Pak Bangladesh
Muharram 1431	Dec. 18 (Fri) 2009	Dec. 17 2009	Dec. 16 12:03 UT	Southern Pacific SW of Indonesia	Dec. 18 (Fri) 2009	Dec. 19 (Sat)
Safar 1431	Jan. 17 (Sun) 2010	Jan. 16 2009	Jan. 15 07:12)	Pacific, S. West of Hawaii	Jan. 16 (Sat) 2009	Jan. 17 (Sun)
Rabi I	Feb. 16 (Tue) 2010	Feb. 15 (Mon)	Feb. 14 02:52	N. Pacific, South of Alaska	Feb. 15 (Mon)	Feb. 16 (Tue)
Rabi II	Mar. 17 (Wed)	Mar. 16 (Tue)	Mar. 15 21:02	Central Europe N. West of Istanbul	March 17 (Wed)	March 18 (Thu)
Jumada I	Apr. 16 (Fri)	April 15 (Thu)	Apr. 14 12:30	Pacific, North of Philippines	April 15 (Thu)	April 16 (Fri)
Jumada II	May 15 (Sat)	May 14 (Fri)	May 14 01:05	East of St. John’s (Canada)	May 15 (Sat)	May 16 (Sun)
Rajab	June 14 (Mon)	June 13 (Sun)	June 12 11:16	N. Atlantic East of Guam	June 13 (Sun)	June 14 (Mon)
Sha’ban	July 13 (Tue)	July 12 (Mon)	July 11 19:42	Indian Ocean South West of Sri Lanka	July 13 (Tue)	July 14 (Wed)
Ramadan	Aug. 12 (Thu)	Aug. 11 (Wed)	Aug.10 03:09	Brazil, West of Rio	Aug. 11 (Wed)	Aug. 12 (Thu)
Shawwal	Sep. 10 (Fri)	Sep. 9 (Thu)	Sep. 8 10:30	Samoa Fiji Island	Sep. 10 (Fri)	Sep. 11 (Sat)
D. Q’ada	Oct. 9 (Sat)	Oct. 8 (Fri)	Oct. 7 18:45	Indian Ocean South of Mauritius	Oct. 9 (Sat)	Oct. 10 (Sun)
D. Hijja 1431	Nov. 8 ((Mon)	Nov. 7 (Sun)	Nov. 6 04:52	South Atlantic East of Falkland	Nov. 7 (Sun)	Nov. 9 (Mon)
Muharram 1432	Dec. 7 (Tue)	Dec. 6 (Mon)	Dec. 5 17:36	South Pacific West of S. Chile	Dec. 7 (Tue)	Dec. 7 (Tue)

** ISNA/Saudi dates are based on “Moon sets after sunset” in Makkah on the New Moon date; A sighting is NOT POSSIBLE in S. Arabia the previous evening

In N. America, Ramadan may begin on Thursday, 12 August 2010 though the sighting is not possible anywhere in Canada. Naked-eye visibility is limited to Southern half of the USA from Florida, Texas, and Arizona to California.

Australia, South and Southeast Asia, and Makkah will also see Ramadan moon on August 11 to start fasting on August 12, Thursday. In the rest of the Muslim world and Europe including UK Ramadan will insha-Allah start on Friday August 13) Saudi date: August 11

In the USA and Canada, Eid al-Fitr is on September 10. On Sep. 9 (Thu) Shawwal moon’s visibility is likely only in Miami and Houston area. The Moon’s altitude in USA is around 7 degrees or less at sunset.

Most regions in southern hemisphere from Australia to South America will have Eid on Sep. 10 (Friday). In Muslim countries Hilal will be visible on Sep. 11 evening and Eid on Sep.11 or Sep. 12. Saudi Eid date: September. 10

(On Sep. 9, a 29 hours old moon will not be visible in Makkah or Cairo because of low altitude)

In the USA, Eid al-Adha will be Insha-Allah on Wednesday, November 17 after the DH Hilal is seen on Nov.7. Makkah as well S. Africa, and S. America will also see a Hilal on November 7.

In the rest of the world, D. Hijja moon will be visible on Nov. 8, and not on Nov. 7, making Nov. 18 Thursday the day of Eid al-Adha.

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