The sighting of the Ramadan crescent moon is very important in the Islamic calendar, as it determines the start of the month-long fast observed by Muslims worldwide. @AstronomyCenter/X Islamic ...

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Saturday, March 29, at 6: ...

Eid 2025: As Ramadan ends in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Muslims across South Asia wait for the sighting of the Shawwal moon, marking Eid-ul-Fitr 2025. Eid 2025: The holy festival of Eid-ul ...

Excitement filled a quiet communal work room in Francie Cohen’s Tribeca apartment building as she peered down at her zine, ...

Muslims across the globe mark the start and end of Ramadan by gathering to see the crescent moon in the sky. Ensuring a view of the moon can be complicated, but the sightings also bring communities ...

Kenyans and the rest of the world are likely to celebrate Eid al-Fitr on March 31. This is after astronomers drawn from Oman predicted that the crescent moon marking the end of Ramadan is expected to ...

(CNN) — You might already know that roughly a quarter of the world’s population headed into Ramadan this weekend, the Islamic holy month perhaps best known for its followers’ dawn-to ...