Eid ul-Adha will be on Friday, 31st July 2020/هـ1441 insha Allah.

The Scottish Hilal Forum (SHF) has announced Eid ul Adha date for 2020 under the supervision of Ulama in line with agreed Islamic criteria and including data from Her Majesty’s Nautical Almanac Office (British Observatory).

Based on the agreed criteria:

Eid ul-Adha will be on Friday, 31st July 2020/هـ1441 insha Allah.

Moon Visibility on 20th and 21st July 2020

Dhul Hijja 2020  ذو الحجة 1441هـ

Monday, 20 July 2020  Tuesday, 21 July 2020 
CityVisibilityLag time (minutes) VisibilityLag time (minutes)
Makkah   A52
RabatF10 A58
Cape Town – South Africa B49
Dakar – SenegalF6 A60
Accra – GhanaF1 A57
Freetown – Sierra LeoneF4 A59
LondonF17 C56
GlasgowF20 C55

 It should be noted that the moon will be born on 20th July 2020 but according to the British Observatory, it will be in Category ‘F’ for the cities/ countries listed above, which means it will be below the Danjon limit, not visible even with the help of a telescope.