The Council of European Jamaats
Please note that based on Ayatullah Sistani’s recommendation, to preserve unity and brotherhood, we will commemorate Ashura Day with the majority in Europe. This may mean a day earlier than published in our calendar. We will confirm once information on crescent sightings have been verified.
The Astronomical New Moon is on Thursday 28 July 2022 at 6.56pm. The crescent cannot be seen on this day. The calculations for crescent visibility on Friday 29 July 2022 for London is as follows Sunset 8.54 pm Moonset 9.51pm Crescent age 25 hours 59 minutes Time duration 59 minutes Crescent elongation 12.25 degrees Crescent […]
The Astronomical New Moon is on Wednesday 29 June 2022 at 3.53 a.m. The calculations for crescent visibility on Wednesday 29 June 2022 for London is as follows Sunset – 9.22 pm Moonset – 10.18pm Crescent age – 17 hours 30 minutes Time duration – 56 minutes Crescent elongation – 8.14 degrees Crescent altitude – 5.46 degrees […]
The Astronomical New Moon is on Monday 30 May 2022 at 12.31 pm. The crescent is not visible on this day. The calculations for crescent visibility on Tuesday 31 May 2022 for London is as follows :Sunset 9.07pmMoonset 10.38pmCrescent age 32 hours 37 minutes Time duration 1 hour 31 minutes Crescent elongation 14.27 degrees Crescent […]
There will be a total lunar eclipse in Europe on Monday, 16 May 2022. For London, the timings for Namaaze Ayat is between 3.27am and 5.07am. For timings in your area, please visit timeanddate.com
According to the announcement from the office of H. E. Ayatullah Sistani (long may he live) in the holy city of Najaf,Monday, 2 May is the last day of the holy month of Ramadhan in the United Kingdom, European, Scandinavian countries and the Middle East. The first day of Shawaal will be on Tuesday, 3 […]
There were no confirmed sightings of the crescent on Thursday 3 March 2022. 1st Sha’ban 1443AH will thus be on Saturday 5 March 2022 in Europe
The Astronomical New Moon is on Wednesday 2 March 2022 at 5.36pm. The crescent is not visible on this day.The calculations for crescent visibility on Thursday 3 March 2022 for London is as follows:Sunset 5.44pmMoonset. 6.41 pmCrescent age 24 hours 10 minutes Time duration 57 minutesCrescent elongation 12.56 degrees Crescent altitude 7.20 degrees Sighting is […]
