Most of the Muslim festivals including the start and end of Ramzan and the festival of Eid are all based on actual sighting of the crescent of the new moon.
This crescent if less than 12 hrs old cannot be seen with naked eyes. In fact it s only visible with naked eye once it is 20-30 hours old.
That’s the reason why many of the Muslim communities appoint a “Hilal”, which is a Crescent sighting community especially for this purpose and to calculate the dates of Islamic calendar.
The factors that majorly affect the sighting of a new moon are:
Distance at that moment of moon from Earth:
- The height of the observer above sea level.
- The eye-sight quality of the observer.
Forthcoming Festivals
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Anti Terrorism Day
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
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Rajiv Gandhi Death Anniversary
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
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Guru Amar Das Jayanti
Thursday, 22 May 2025
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy Jayanti
Thursday, 22 May 2025
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Apara Ekadashi
Friday, 23 May 2025
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Vat Savitri Puja
Monday, 26 May 2025
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Saint Dadu Dayal Punya Tithi
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
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Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Death Anniversary
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
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Shani Jayanti
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
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Veer Savarkar Jayanti
Wednesday, 28 May 2025
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World Military Day
Wednesday, 28 May 2025
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Ch. Charan Singh Death Anniversary
Thursday, 29 May 2025
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Guru Arjan Dev Punya Tithi
Friday, 30 May 2025
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No Tobacco Day
Saturday, 31 May 2025
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Jamai Sasthi
Sunday, 01 June 2025
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Mahesh Navami
Wednesday, 04 June 2025
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Ganga Mahotsav
Thursday, 05 June 2025
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Ganga Dussehra
Thursday, 05 June 2025
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World Environment Day
Thursday, 05 June 2025
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Nirjala Ekadashi
Friday, 06 June 2025