Assalaamu ‘Alaikum

The sighting for the start of Shawwal 1446 shall be on Sunday 30 March 2025.

If sighted, 1st Shawwal 1446, the Day of Eid-ul-Fitr. will be on Monday 31st Match 2025. Otherwise, Blessed Ramadan 1446 will last 30 days, with 1st Shawwal 1446 falling on Tuesday 1st April 2025, in-sha-Allah.

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