Muslims worldwide are anticipating the crescent moon sighting tonight, February 17, 2026, to mark the beginning of Ramadan ...

When Muslims arriving in the UK tried to sight the new crescent Moon, they would often struggle – in part due to a very British problem: the cloudy weather.

Drones, equipped with advanced scientific features alongside artificial intelligence, were used to analyse images captured ...

The New Crescent Society, which is organizing the Greenwich event with the Royal Observatory, is hoping moon sighting will become fully established in Britain and be used by mosques.

Will Ramadan fasts start from Wednesday? Observatories are set up, committees designated, and people in Saudi Arabia are asked to report any moon sighting.

At the sighting of the crescent moon on Tuesday, Ramadan is expected to go on until March 18. For those fasting from sun-up ...

Zeyneb Sayilgan is the Muslim scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian and Jewish Studies in Baltimore.

As February 2026 approaches it's middle, millions across India await the crescent moon that will officially mark the beginning of Ramadan. While astronomical calculations point to one date, tradition ...

There's almost no Moon on display tonight, ...

The date for the key meeting to sight the Ramadan crescent has been officially announced, with the session scheduled to take ...

Today’s annular solar eclipse will turn the sun into a blazing “ring of fire” for just over two minutes — but only a few places will see it fully.

An annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth without completely covering the sun.