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Eid ul Fitr is on October 1st 2008G. There are authenticated reports of sighting the Shawwal moon by 10 witnesses at Port Charlotte, FL and 8 witnesses at Weslaco, TX.

 
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Welcome to Hilal Sighting Committee of North America
Wednesday, 06 February 2008

We are pleased that after many years of chaos there was a sense of urgency to start all Islamic months correctly on the basis of actual crescent sighting in North America and celebrate both Eids on one day on this basis.       More

 
Shawwal 1429 pictures
Thursday, 02 October 2008
This photo is taken on Sep 30th 2008 at 7.10 PM PDT
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Hilal Announcement for Shawwal 1429 H
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Eid ul Fitr is on October 1st 2008G. There are authenticated reports of sighting the Shawwal moon by 10 witnesses at Port Charlotte, FL, 8 witnesses at Weslaco, TX and several witnesses in San Fransisco Bay area. Please encourage all to become memebers of Hilal Sighting Committee of North America by clickking on the link http://www.hilalsighting.org/register.html and receive Hilal Alerts. You can also subscribe your cell phone number to receive Hilal announcements by SMS/Text message.
 
Hilal update on Shawwal 1429 H at 8.35 PM
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
UPDATED AT: 8:35 p.m. Eastern Time
There are authenticated reports from Port Charlotte, FL of sighting the Shawwal moon by 10 witnesses. Hilal Sighting Committee declares Eidul Fitr for Wednesday, October 1 in North America.
 
UPDATED AT: 7:25 p.m. Eastern Time
There are no authenticated reports yet. The National Ulema & Astronomers Conference Call will reconvene at 8:00PM Eastern time

UPDATED AT: 7:15 p.m. Eastern Time
There is NO reports of Hilal (crescent) sighting from any part of the United States yet. Please visit our web site again for this live update. Thanks.
 
Hilal update on Shawwal 1429 H at 11.25 AM
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Update:11:15 AM Eastern time: Today is 29th of Ramadan and our teams all across USA will try to see the Hilal (crescent) for the Shawwal after sunset, Insha Allah. You are requested to try to see the Hilal tonight and let us know the results of your observation via phone to: 512-799-4121, 718-848-8952, 607-277-6706, 732-801-4590 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 
Hilal update on Shawwal 1429 H
Monday, 29 September 2008

Tuesday, September 30 is the 29th of Ramadan 1429 H in North America.


Please try to sight the Hilal Shawwal on Tuesday September 30th evening and report both positive and negative results to report@hilalsighting.org along with your Name, Religion, Age, Contact information including Home and Cell phone numbers, address, and as much details about the sighting as possible, including location, timings, shape etc.

Please encourage all to become members of Hilal Sighting Committee of North America by clicking on the link http://www.hilalsighting.org/register.html and receive Hilal Alerts. (It only takes a couple of minutes and is free).

You are also encouraged to take pictures of the Hilal and email us. If you have a camera/webcam and would like to live broadcast your Hilal Sighting, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Insha'Allaah.

SMS Alerts
Hilal sighting Committee added a new feature in website to help Muslims to get Hilal alerts to their Cell Phones via SMS. Please go to the site and add to your telephone for SMS/Text message subscription .
 
Hilal of Ramadhan was sighten in Carlisle , PA
Monday, 01 September 2008
On Monday September 1st, 2008 at 8:06 pm the hilal of Ramadhan was sighted in Carlisle , PA Image
 
Ramadan 1429 pictures by AbdurRahman
Monday, 01 September 2008
 
Hilal update on Ramadan 1429 H at 12.05
Monday, 01 September 2008
Update:12:05AM Eastern time: Hundreds of experienced observers scattered from Albany NY to Brownsville, TX and several places in California tried to sight the Hilal and confirmed that the Ramadan Hilal was not visible anywhere inspite of clear skies. The decision to start Ramadan Tuesday is UNAINAMOUS for all the Hilal Sighting Committees of North America including New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Texas, California, Toronto etc. and also endorsed by ICNA (Islamic Circle of North America), Zaytuna Institute, Shariah Board of America, Ulema Council of North America and many others Alhamdulillaah.



Please encourage all in North America to register with your email address by clicking the link http://www.hilalsighting.org/register.html to get Hilal Alerts Insha'Allaah.
 
Hilal update on Ramadan 1429 H at 11.22 PM
Sunday, 31 August 2008
Update:11:22 PM Eastern time: There are no authenticated Hilal sighting reports anywhere in North America. The National Ulema & Astronomers Conference declared Ramadhan start on Tuesday September 2nd. Ramadan Mubarak.

 
Hilal update on Ramadan 1429 H at 11.00 PM EST
Sunday, 31 August 2008
Update:11:00 PM Eastern time: There are no authenticated reports yet. The National Ulema & Astronomers Conference Call will reconvene at 11:15PM Eastern time after California sunset Insha'Allaah.

Please register here http://www.hilalsighting.org/register.html to get decision on Ramdhan
 
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