The sighting for the start of the month of Muharram 1447 and the new Hijri Year, shall be on Thursday 26 June 2025.

If sighted, 1st Muharram 1447 will be on Friday 27th June 2025. Otherwise, Dhu al Hijjah will last 30 days, with 1st Muharram 1447 falling on Saturday 28th June 2025, in-sha-Allah.

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