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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Ayudha Mela
Saturday, 12 October 2024
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Ayudha Puja
Saturday, 12 October 2024
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Dussehra
Saturday, 12 October 2024
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Koratty Muthy’s Feast
Sunday, 13 October 2024
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Papankusha Ekadashi
Sunday, 13 October 2024
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Kojagari Puja
Wednesday, 16 October 2024
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Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti
Thursday, 17 October 2024
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Kati Bihu
Thursday, 17 October 2024
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Tula Sankranti
Thursday, 17 October 2024
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Maha Navami
Saturday, 19 October 2024
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Karva Chauth
Sunday, 20 October 2024
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Ahoi Ashtami
Thursday, 24 October 2024
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UNO Day
Thursday, 24 October 2024
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Rann Utsav
Saturday, 26 October 2024
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Rama Ekadashi
Monday, 28 October 2024
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Dhanteras
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
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Kali Puja
Thursday, 31 October 2024
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Indira Gandhi Death Anniversary
Thursday, 31 October 2024
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Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
Thursday, 31 October 2024
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Diwali
Thursday, 31 October 2024