The sighting for the start of Jumaadal Ulaa 1447 shall be on Wednesday 22 October 2025. If sighted, 1st Jumaadal Ulaa will be on Thursday 23 October 2025.

Otherwise, Rabi al Thani 1447 will last 30 days, with Jumaadal Ulaa 1447, falling on Friday 24 October 2025, in-sha-Allah.

UUCSA will announce the official results of moon-sighting after confirmation procedures have been completed during Monday evening, in-sha-Allah.

We urge all Muslims and congregations to go out and seek the sighting of the moon, according to the Sunnah for the determination of the starting and ending of the Hijri months.

Below are data for the sighting of the crescent in Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town.