For annual sky observations and calendars, the moon is a changeable resource that has captivated humankind for long centuries ...

The Snow Moon rose on Feb. 12, 2025, marking the end of Chinese New Year and setting up both the beginning of Ramadan and a ...

Ibrahim Akhyam, a researcher in astronomical timing and a member of the Islamic Crescent Observation Project, said that sighting the Ramadan 1446 crescent moon will be extremely difficult this year.

According to the website, the crescent moon, or hilal, in the Jalur Gemilang symbolises “the religion of Islam as the official religion of the federation and the nation”.

Venus will be near its maximum brightness, while the moon is both in its waxing crescent phase and at its monthly 'perigee'—its closest approach to Earth—10,500 miles nearer than average at ...

Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir, Nasir-ul-Islam said that the crescent has been sighted and officially confirmed the date of first Shabaan January 31. “The crescent has been sighted, and we have ...

Muslim Ummah across the country have been directed to look out for the new moon of Sha’aban 1446 AH on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, corresponding to the 29th day of Rajab 1446 AH in the Islamic ...

Today's Google Doodle celebrates the rise of the half moon. This celestial event is a symbol of hope and new beginnings. It invites us to reflect on the past and plan for the future. The half moon ...

For now, however, Erdoğan and Turkey appear, to many Israelis, as a potential existential threat, and the talk of a Sunni Muslim Crescent has arisen in many quarters.

This morning, rising in the east about three hours before sunrise will be a 26%-lit waning crescent moon barely a third of a degree from Antares, the “Heart of the Scorpion” in the ...