28 Shawwal 1447 AH · Fri, Apr 17, 2026
Dhul Qi'dah 1447 AH
New Moon (Conjunction): 2026-04-17 11:51:48 UTC
Sunset
19:23
Moonset
19:44
Dhul Qi'dah 1447 AH
Sun, Apr 19, 2026
Dhul Hijjah 1447 AH
Mon, May 18, 2026
Muharram 1448 AH
Wed, Jun 17, 2026
Safar 1448 AH
Thu, Jul 16, 2026
Rabi al-Awwal 1448 AH
Sat, Aug 15, 2026
Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Mon, Sep 14, 2026
Africa's vast geography spans both hemispheres, creating diverse crescent moon sighting conditions. North African cities like Cairo, Casablanca, and Tunis share conditions similar to the Middle East, while East African cities like Nairobi sit near the equator where sighting conditions differ considerably.
With hundreds of millions of Muslims across the continent, accurate Hilal visibility predictions serve communities from Lagos to Johannesburg and from Dakar to Dar es Salaam. Each city's unique latitude and longitude significantly affect the timing and visibility of the new crescent.
Our system calculates five key astronomical parameters at sunset: moonset lag, moon age, moon altitude, sun-moon elongation, and illumination percentage. These are fed into a machine learning model trained on over 2,000 historical crescent sighting observations to produce a confidence score from 0% to 100%.
Moonset Lag
≥ 45 min
Moon Age
≥ 21 hrs
Altitude
≥ 8°
Elongation
≥ 10°
Illumination
≥ 0.9%
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Event dates for Algiers are based on local crescent moon visibility and may differ from other regions.