28 Shawwal 1447 AH · Fri, Apr 17, 2026
Dhul Qi'dah 1447 AH
New Moon (Conjunction): 2026-04-17 11:51:48 UTC
Sunset
19:08
Moonset
18:57
Dhul Qi'dah 1447 AH
Sun, Apr 19, 2026
Dhul Hijjah 1447 AH
Tue, May 19, 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
Sun, Sep 13, 2026
Southeast Asia is home to the world's largest Muslim-majority country, Indonesia, along with significant Muslim populations in Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, and the Philippines. The region's equatorial and tropical latitudes generally provide favorable crescent sighting conditions year-round.
From Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur to Manila and Bangkok, our predictions account for each city's specific astronomical conditions. Southeast Asian locations often benefit from consistent sunset patterns and relatively high moon altitudes, though monsoon cloud cover can affect practical visibility.
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%
Ramadan 2026
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Eid al-Fitr 2026
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Eid al-Adha 2026
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Islamic New Year 2026
The first day of Muharram, marking the beginning of a new Islamic (Hijri) year.
Event dates for Singapore are based on local crescent moon visibility and may differ from other regions.