Three nights
into Rabi ul-Thani
Rabi ul-Thani
ربيع الثاني
Wed, 16 September 2026
UK sighting locations
Ranked by line-of-sight probability — the modelled chance that cloud in the crescent's direction is thin enough to see through at peak observing time.A clear sky overhead doesn't help if cloud sits on the horizon where the crescent will be.
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
0/8 oktas
27 km/h
40 km
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
1/8 oktas
24 km/h
42 km
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
1/8 oktas
22 km/h
33 km
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
2/8 oktas
18 km/h
36 km
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
2/8 oktas
23 km/h
36 km
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
2/8 oktas
18 km/h
37 km
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
1/8 oktas
30 km/h
41 km
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
2/8 oktas
24 km/h
43 km
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
2/8 oktas
23 km/h
36 km
The moon sets with the sun — there is no point at which it is above the horizon to be seen.
3/8 oktas
25 km/h
41 km
How a month begins
How sighting, testimony and announcement work.
Past announcements
Preston, United Kingdom
Preston, United Kingdom
Preston, United Kingdom
Preston, United Kingdom
صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ، فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ ثَلَاثِينَ
Fast when you see it (the crescent), and break your fast when you see it; and if it is overcast for you, complete the count of thirty days.