Which islamic month is today

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Middle East. Sha'ban : Marked the time of year when Arab tribes dispersed to find water. Ramadan : Supposedly so called because of high temperatures caused by the excessive heat of the sun. During this time, Muslims must fast from pre-dawn till sunset and should give charity to the poor and needy.

Shawwal : The name Shawwal is derived from the Arabic word 'tashawwala', which refers to the scarcity in she-camels' milk. Dhul-Hijjah : During this month Muslim pilgrims from all around the world congregate at Mecca to visit the Kaaba. The Hajj is performed on the eighth, ninth and the tenth of this month. Day of Arafah takes place on the ninth of the month. Eid al-Adha, the "Festival of the Sacrifice", begins on the tenth day and ends on sunset of the twelfth, and during which war is banned.

The calculations can be visualised as crescent moon visibility maps that show which regions or countries on earth that can see the new crescent moon on particular evening such as those displayed above. The HilalMap service in this website is dedicated in generating and displaying such crescent moon visibility maps that are useful in determining the beginning of islamic months.

The global islamic calendar dates displayed in this website is based on the following simple rule: If after sunset on a particular day CE date the crescent moon is calculated to be visible from any where between the west coast lines of the American continents and the International Date Line IDL , then the next day is the first day of the islamic calendar.

This rule ensures that the calculated beginnings of the islamic month is always accompanied by positive hilal or crescent moon sighting reports from some muslims around the world on the preceding evening of the respective months.