The sighting for the start of Rabi al Thani 1447 shall be on Mon 22 Sep 2025.

If sighted, 1st Rabi al Thani 1447 will be on Tue 23 Sep 2025. Otherwise, Rabi al Awwal 1447 will last 30 days, with 1st Rabi al Thani 1447, falling on Wed 24 Sep 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.