Assalaamu ‘Alaikum

The sighting for the start of Safar 1446 shall be on Mon 5th Aug 2024.

If sighted, 1st Safar 1446, shall be on Tue 6th Aug 2024. Otherwise, Muharram 1446, in South Africa, will last thirty days, with 1st Safar 1446 falling on Wed 7th Aug 2024, 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.