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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World Environment Day
Friday, 05 June 2026
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World Blood Donor Day
Sunday, 14 June 2026
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Mithuna Sankranti
Monday, 15 June 2026
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Jamai Sasthi
Saturday, 20 June 2026
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Father’s Day
Sunday, 21 June 2026
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Dakshinayana Sankranti
Sunday, 21 June 2026
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Sindhu Darshan Festival
Monday, 22 June 2026
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Mahesh Navami
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
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Sao Joao Festival
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
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Hemis Festival
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
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Nirjala Ekadashi
Thursday, 25 June 2026
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Muharram
Friday, 26 June 2026
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Saint Kabir Jayanti
Monday, 29 June 2026
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Mumbai Kabir Festival
Monday, 29 June 2026
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Van Mahotsava (Forest Day)
Wednesday, 01 July 2026
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Doctor’s Day
Wednesday, 01 July 2026
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Bhadli Navami
Thursday, 02 July 2026
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Narsi Mehta Jayanti
Thursday, 09 July 2026
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World Population Day
Saturday, 11 July 2026
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Jagannath Rath Yatra
Wednesday, 15 July 2026