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
-
Diwali
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
-
Govardhan Puja
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
-
UNO Day
Friday, 24 October 2025
-
Ningol Chakkouba
Friday, 24 October 2025
-
Chhath Puja
Monday, 27 October 2025
-
Jagadhatri Puja
Wednesday, 29 October 2025
-
Pushkar Fair
Thursday, 30 October 2025
-
Indira Gandhi Death Anniversary
Friday, 31 October 2025
-
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
Friday, 31 October 2025
-
Aanvla Navami
Friday, 31 October 2025
-
Kansa Vadh
Friday, 31 October 2025
-
Rajyotsava Day
Saturday, 01 November 2025
-
Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Saturday, 01 November 2025
-
Guru Nanak Jayanti
Wednesday, 05 November 2025
-
Kartik Purnima
Wednesday, 05 November 2025
-
Tokhu Emong
Friday, 07 November 2025
-
Bateshwar Fair
Tuesday, 18 November 2025