The crescent moon has a famously lofty place in Arab and Islamic culture. A symbol of transformation, it signals the ...

Brunei officially confirms the date for celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr; the first day of Shawwal will be observed on this date.

He said that the primary reason for this visual change lies in the Moon’s movement relative to the sun during the final days of the Islamic lunar month. The crescent is farther from the sun when ...

This is because the moon will set before the sun, and the conjunction will occur after sunset. Due to these astronomical conditions, observing the crescent — whether with the naked eye ...