But what unites all Muslims is the observance of the new crescent moon in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. For instance, in Saudi Arabia, where Islam was first established by the prophet ...

The now-6-percent-illuminated crescent Moon lies to Venus’ lower left in ... Its two brightest stars are Hamal, the constellation’s magnitude 2 alpha star, and Sheratan, its magnitude 2.6 ...

The crescent that appears after the February new moon on March 1 will mark the beginning ... the Centaur, and in it Alpha Centauri, also called Rigil Kentaurus, the sun's nearest stellar neighbor.

The first day of fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Mecca will be Saturday, March 1, following the sighting of the crescent by the moon-sighting committee in Saudi Arabia. Other ...

The month of Ramadan ends with Eid-ul-Fitr wherein the crescent moon is spotted a day prior to the celebrations. The spotting the crescent moon is an extremely important part of Ramadan as it ...