Assalaamu ‘Alaikum

The sighting for the start of Ramadan 1446 shall be on Friday 28 February 2025.

If sighted, 1st Ramadan 1446 will be on Saturday 1st Match 2025. Otherwise, Sha’baan 1446 will last 30 days, with 1st Ramadan 1446 falling on Sunday 2nd March 2025, in-sha-Allah.

UUCSA will announce the official results of moon-sighting after confirmation procedures have been completed during Friday 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.