Muharram 1435 & Ashura Announcement

Muharram 1435 should start on Tuesday 5^th November 2013 in all countries around the world. Please click here to read the announcement about Muharram 1435.

Dhul-Hijjah 2013 (Eid al Adha 2013) Photographs

We are very happy to announce that we have just received Dhul-Hijjah 2013 (Eid al Adha 2013) photographs taken on the evening of 5^th October 2013 at Chile. This confirms our calculations and our visibility predictions. Please click link below to see the photographs.

Dhul-Hijjah 2013 and Eid Al Adha 2013

Dhul-Hijjah 2013 should start on 6^th October 2013 in North, Central and South America as well as in Europe, Africa and most of Asia except for a few countries towards the east of this continent. The rest of the world, mainly countries belonging to Oceania and a few countries of Asia like Japan, South Korea and North Korea should start Dhul-Hijjah 2013 on 7^th October 2013. The countries that start Dhul-Hijjah on 6^th October will celebrate Eid Al Adha 2013 [Aid El Adha 2013 / Aid El Kebir 2013] on Tuesday, 15^th October 2013 while the others that start Dhul-Hijjah on 7^th October will celebrate Eid Al Adha 2013 on 16^th October 2013, Wednesday.

To get a better idea, please see below the list of countries arranged as per the starting date of the Dhul-Hijjah. It is possible for most of the world to start Dhul-Hijjah 2013 on the same day of 6^th October 2013 because the zone of extended visibility of the crescent of 5^th October 2013 applies to most areas of the world. Plesae click here to read detailed explanation of why some countries should start Dhul-Hijjah on 6^th October while others on 7^th October.

Where should Dhul-Hijjah 2013 (1434) start on 6^th October 2013?

Dhul-Hijjah 2013 (1434) should start on Sunday, 6^th October 2013 in North, Central and South America as well as in Europe, Africa and in most of the countries in Asia except Japan, South Korea and North Korea. All of Russia except to east of Yakutsk and all of China except to the east of Harbin should also start Dhul-Hijjah on 6^th October 2013.

Where should Dhul-Hijjah 2013 (1434) start on 7^th October 2013?

Dhul-Hijjah 2013 (1434) should start on Monday, 7^th October 2013 in all of Oceania except French Polynesia, to the east of Yakutsk in Russia and to the east of Harbin in China.

When will Wuquf Arafat / the major event of Hajj 2013 be celebrated?

Wuquf Arafat, the main event of Hajj, concerns Saudi Arabia only. Since Dhul-Hijjah in Saudi Arabia starts on 6^th October 2013, Wuquf Arafat, the 9^th of Dhul-Hijjah / Hajj 2013 will be on Monday, 14^th October 2013.

When is Eid Al Adha 2013 / Aid El Adha 2013 / Aid El Kebir 2013 (1434)?

The countries that start Dhul-Hijjah on 6^th October will celebrate Eid Al Adha 2013 on Tuesday, 15^th October 2013. Others, which start Dhul-Hijjah on 7^th October, will celebrate Eid Al Adha 2013 on Wednesday, 16^th October 2013.

* Note: All of the Russian Federation to the west of Yakutsk. In the case of China, whole Country to the west of Harbin.