Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa (Egyptian Fatwa House) announced on Sunday the date of sighting the crescent of Ramadan 1445 Hijri, coinciding with the approaching advent of the holy month.
The Egyptian Fatwa House published on its official Facebook page that the Ramadan crescent moon sighting will be on Sunday, March 10.
The International Astronomical Center
The International Astronomical Center (IAC) issued a statement on Monday, February 26 saying that directly observing the Ramadan crescent on Sunday, March 10 is not possible from anywhere in the Arab and Islamic world, whether by eye or using a telescope.
However, it said that the crescent for Ramadan 1445 can be seen with the bare eye relatively easily from all regions of the Islamic world on Monday, March 11.
Ramadan crescent 2024
The IAC said that Islamic countries began the month of Shaban on February 11, so most countries will observe the crescent of Ramadan on March 10, and the central conjunction will occur that day at exactly nine am GMT.
“The moon will set after sunset in almost all regions of the Islamic world, and accordingly, many countries are expected to begin the month of Ramadan on Monday, March 11,” it explained.
