Ramadan commences when a small sliver of the moon, known in astronomical terms as the “waxing crescent,” emerges and becomes visible. And that’s true across the Islamic world.

An Indonesian Muslim uses a telescope to see the new crescent moon and determine Rukyatul Hilal, which signals the end of Ramadan at Nahdlatul Ulama Rukiyatul Condro Dipo hall on April 9, 2024, in ...

Ramadan commences when a small sliver of the moon, known in astronomical terms as the “waxing crescent,” emerges and becomes visible. And that’s true across the Islamic world.

Coincidentally, a planetary alignment will join Ramadan's significant crescent moon. All of the other seven planets in the solar system — Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and ...

Ramadan commences when a small sliver of the moon, known in astronomical terms as the “waxing crescent,” emerges and becomes visible. And that’s true across the Islamic world.

Ramadan commences when a small sliver of the moon, known in astronomical terms as the “waxing crescent,” emerges and becomes visible. And that’s true across the Islamic world.

Ramadan commences when a small sliver of the moon, known in astronomical terms as the “waxing crescent,” emerges and becomes visible. And that’s true across the Islamic world.