Jumada al-Akhira 1448 AH moon sighting: when and where the crescent can be seen
The Short Answer
- The new Moon (conjunction) is on Monday, 9 November 2026 at 07:02 UTC.
- At Mecca the first evening to look is Monday, 9 November 2026 (Below horizon), then Tuesday, 10 November 2026 (May Need Optical Aid).
- In the Umm al-Qura calendar, Jumada al-Akhira begins on Wednesday, 11 November 2026.
- First evening, 86 cities: naked eye 0 · may need optical aid 0 · not visible 86.
- Second evening, 86 cities: naked eye 31 · may need optical aid 5 · not visible 50.
These are astronomical forecasts, not a ruling. When the month begins is decided by each community's own authority and method, and countries can differ by a day.
Forecast by city
| City | Country | First evening | Second evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kabul | Afghanistan | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Algiers | Algeria | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovEasily Visible |
| Canberra | Australia | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovVisible |
| Sydney | Australia | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovVisible |
| Baku | Azerbaijan | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Manama | Bahrain | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Dhaka | Bangladesh | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Sarajevo | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Brasilia | Brazil | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovEasily Visible |
| Bandar Seri Begawan | Brunei | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovMay Need Optical Aid |
| Ottawa | Canada | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Toronto | Canada | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| N'Djamena | Chad | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovVisible |
| Santiago | Chile | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovEasily Visible |
| Beijing | China | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Bogota | Colombia | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovEasily Visible |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovVisible |
| Cairo | Egypt | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Asmara | Eritrea | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovVisible |
| Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovVisible |
| Paris | France | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Berlin | Germany | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovBelow horizon |
| Accra | Ghana | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovEasily Visible |
| Athens | Greece | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| New Delhi | India | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Jakarta | Indonesia | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovVisible |
| Tehran | Iran | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Baghdad | Iraq | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Rome | Italy | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Tokyo | Japan | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Amman | Jordan | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Astana | Kazakhstan | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovBelow horizon |
| Nairobi | Kenya | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovEasily Visible |
| Kuwait City | Kuwait | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Bishkek | Kyrgyzstan | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Beirut | Lebanon | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Tripoli | Libya | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovVisible |
| Male | Maldives | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovVisible |
| Bamako | Mali | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovEasily Visible |
| Nouakchott | Mauritania | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovVisible |
| Mexico City | Mexico | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovEasily Visible |
| Casablanca | Morocco | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Rabat | Morocco | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Wellington | New Zealand | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovVisible |
| Niamey | Niger | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovVisible |
| Abuja | Nigeria | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovEasily Visible |
| Lagos | Nigeria | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovEasily Visible |
| Muscat | Oman | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Islamabad | Pakistan | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Karachi | Pakistan | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Lahore | Pakistan | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Jerusalem | Palestine | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Ramallah | Palestine | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Manila | Philippines | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Doha | Qatar | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Moscow | Russia | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovBelow horizon |
| Mecca | Saudi Arabia | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovMay Need Optical Aid |
| Medina | Saudi Arabia | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovOptical Aid Only |
| Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Dakar | Senegal | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovEasily Visible |
| Singapore | Singapore | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovVisible |
| Mogadishu | Somalia | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovEasily Visible |
| Pretoria | South Africa | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovEasily Visible |
| Seoul | South Korea | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Madrid | Spain | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Colombo | Sri Lanka | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovVisible |
| Khartoum | Sudan | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovVisible |
| Damascus | Syria | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Dushanbe | Tajikistan | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovEasily Visible |
| Bangkok | Thailand | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovOptical Aid Only |
| Tunis | Tunisia | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Ankara | Turkey | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Istanbul | Turkey | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Ashgabat | Turkmenistan | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Abu Dhabi | UAE | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Dubai | UAE | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Kampala | Uganda | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovEasily Visible |
| London | UK | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovBelow horizon |
| Los Angeles | USA | Mon 9 NovNot Visible | Tue 10 NovVisible |
| New York | USA | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Washington, D.C. | USA | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Tashkent | Uzbekistan | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovNot Visible |
| Sanaa | Yemen | Mon 9 NovBelow horizon | Tue 10 NovMay Need Optical Aid |
Forecast at each city's sunset with the Yallop criterion; the weather is not included.