Date
(2008)Times of first sighting and setting of crescent moon*
London
Manchester
Leeds
Glasgow
1 Sept
Crescent moon may be visible, with binoculars, around 19:51.
Sets at 19:58Crescent moon not visible to naked eye. May be visible, with binoculars, around 20:01.
Sets at 20:04Crescent moon not visible to the naked eye.
Crescent moon not visible to the naked eye.
2 Sept
Crescent moon easily visible around 19:56.
Sets at 20:11Crescent moon easily visible around 20:04.
Sets at 20:15Crescent moon easily visible around 20:01.
Sets at 20:11Crescent Moon easily visible around 20:12.
Sets at 20:17
1 Oct
Crescent moon visible under perfect conditions around 18:42.
Sets at 18:48Crescent moon may be visible with binoculars around 18:46.
Sets at 18:48Crescent moon may be visible with binoculars around 18:43.
Sets at 18:44Crescent Moon visible only with binoculars, around 18:49.
Sets at 18:45
2 Oct
Crescent moon easily visible around 18:53.
Sets at 19:07Crescent moon easily visible around 18:50.
Sets at 19:02Crescent Moon easily visible around 18:54.
Sets at 19:02
*Please note: times are BST, not GMT
Times may not correspond exactly with the official (religious) sighting of the crescent moon.
The dates of Ramadan and other Islamic months depend on the sighting of the new crescent Moon.
Information on the visibility of the Moon from anywhere in the world is available from HM Nautical Almanac Office's Websurf facilty:
- accept the conditions of use (Websurf homepage)
- select the 'Moon-Viz' link
- choose or search for a place
- select a date range
- The visibility information (time) is in the 'BEST TIME' column; Moon set time is in the 'Moon set' column. NB add +1 hour for BST.