Muharram 1435 & Ashura Announcement
Muharram 1435 should start on Tuesday 5th 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 5th October 2013 at Chile. This confirms our calculations and our visibility predictions. Please click link below to see the photographs.
EID MUBARAK !!
Dhul-Hijjah 2013 and Eid Al Adha 2013
Dhul-Hijjah 2013 should start on 6th 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 7th October 2013. The countries that start Dhul-Hijjah on 6th October will celebrate Eid Al Adha 2013 [Aid El Adha 2013 / Aid El Kebir 2013] on Tuesday, 15th October 2013 while the others that start Dhul-Hijjah on 7th October will celebrate Eid Al Adha 2013 on 16th 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 6th October 2013 because the zone of extended visibility of the crescent of 5th 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 6th October while others on 7th October.
Where should Dhul-Hijjah 2013 (1434) start on 6th October 2013?
Dhul-Hijjah 2013 (1434) should start on Sunday, 6th 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 6th October 2013.
Where should Dhul-Hijjah 2013 (1434) start on 7th October 2013?
Dhul-Hijjah 2013 (1434) should start on Monday, 7th 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 6th October 2013, Wuquf Arafat, the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah / Hajj 2013 will be on Monday, 14th October 2013.
When is Eid Al Adha 2013 / Aid El Adha 2013 / Aid El Kebir 2013 (1434)?
The countries that start Dhul-Hijjah on 6th October will celebrate Eid Al Adha 2013 on Tuesday, 15th October 2013. Others, which start Dhul-Hijjah on 7th October, will celebrate Eid Al Adha 2013 on Wednesday, 16th October 2013.
15th October 2013 - Following countries should celebrate Eid Al Adha 2013 on Tuesday, 15th October 2013
AFRICA [54]
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Congo, Democratic
Republic of
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
ASIA [30]
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Burma (Myanmar)
Cambodia
China *
East Timor
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kazakstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Nepal
Oman
Palestine
Pakistan
Philippines
Qatar
Russian Federation *
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
EUROPE [48]
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican City
NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA [23]
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Of America
S. AMERICA [12]
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
OCEANIA [1]
French Polynesia
* Note: All of the Russian Federation to the west of Yakutsk. In the case of China, whole Country to the west of Harbin.
16th October 2013 - Following countries should celebrate Eid Al Adha 2013 on Wednesday, 16th October 2013
ASIA [5]
China (The part east of Harbin)
Japan
Korea, North
Korea, South
Russian Federation (The part east of Yakutsk)
OCEANIA [14]
Australia
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New
Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu