1. The New Moon for
Singapore Muslims
Muhammad Faizal
CEO Alnitak Enrichment Centre

2. • Hijrah Calendar
• Sighting
• Calculation
• MABIMS
• Singapore
Scope

3. Hijrah Calendar
• Started on Friday, 16 Jul 622 CE
• Pure Lunar Calendar
• 12 Months
• 28 or 29 days per month
• 354/355 days in a year

4. 12 Months
• Muharram
• Safar
• Rabiulawal
• Rabiulakhir
• Jamidulawal
• Jamidulakhir
• Rejab
• Syaaban
• Ramadan
• Syawal
• Zulkaedah
• Zulhijjah

8. Sighting

12. When to observe
• 29th evening
• before sunset
• Western horizon

13. Calculations
• Many Criteria
• Moonset - Sunset
• Conjunction
• Visibility

14. MABIMS
Unofficial meeting of Ministers in charge of Religion of Negara
Brunei Darussalaam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore

16. MABIMS Criteria
1. Age of Moon at Moonset is 8h or
2. Moon’s altitude at sunset >2 deg and
3. Elongation > 3 deg

17. Based on astronomical calculations, and in accordance
with the criteria of the visibility of the crescent moon
(imkanur rukyah), the new moon was at the horizon of
Singapore for 13 minutes, after the sun sets this
evening.
Thus, I am pleased to announce that the first day of the
month of Zulhijjah 1434H falls tomorrow, Sunday, 06
October 2013.
This means Eiduladha or Hari Raya Haji, which is on the
tenth day of Zulhijjah falls on Tuesday, 15 October
2013.