Eid ul-Adha will be on Sunday, 16th June 2024/هـ1445 insha Allah.

The Scottish Hilal Forum (SHF) has announced Ramadan and Eid dates for 2024 under the supervision of Ulama in line with agreed Islamic criteria and including data from His Majesty’s Nautical Almanac Office (British Observatory).

Based on the agreed criteria:

Eid ul-Adha 2024/1445هـ will be on Sunday, 16 June 2024, in sha Allah.

The Muslim community in Scotland has faced confusion for many years regarding the starting of Ramadan and Eids. This has resulted in severe difficulties for students, employees and the self-employed who could not take time off from work or from educational institutions due to the wait for last minute confirmation of Eid day.

SHF, by Ulama agreeing on Islamic and Scientific criteria, has been able to announce the required dates ahead of time, allowing the community to plan ahead while keeping united.

Scottish Hilal Forum agreed that the Shara’i new month is ascertained if the following conditions are satisfied:

  1. The conjunction must have occurred in the UK (birth of new moon).
  2. The moonset must occur after sunset in the UK.
  3. The visibility of moon must fall either in Category A or B or C for either Makkah, or any city in the UK or any city in Australia, Asia, Europe or Americas.
  4. The city that is chosen in the regions/ counties mentioned above in the point 3 for the start of Hijri month must be same for the end of Hijri month.

We can safely determine Sunday,  16th of June 2024 as the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah ذو الحجة‎ 1445هـ. According to His Majesty’s Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO), the visibility falls in the following categories on 6th of June 2024:

Moon Visibility on Thursday 6th June 2024

 Thursday, 6 June 2024 
City VisibilityLag time (minutes)
Makkah F11
Rabat F28
Cape Town – S Africa F-17
Dakar – Senegal F17
New York E46
San Diego, California C46
Santiago, Chile F-3
London F49
Glasgow F62

First Dhul Hijja will be on Friday, 7th June 2024 and Eid al Adha will be on Sunday, 16th June 2024, in sha Allah.

Eid ul-Adha will be on Wednesday, 28th June 2023/هـ1444 insha Allah.

The Scottish Hilal Forum (SHF) has announced Ramadan and Eid dates for 2023 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 2023/1444هـ will be on Wednesday, 28 June 2023, in sha Allah.

The Muslim community in Scotland has faced confusion for many years regarding the starting of Ramadan and Eids. This has resulted in severe difficulties for students, employees and the self-employed who could not take time off from work or from educational institutions due to the wait for last minute confirmation of Eid day.

SHF, by Ulama agreeing on Islamic and Scientific criteria, has been able to announce the required dates ahead of time, allowing the community to plan ahead while keeping united.

Scottish Hilal Forum agreed that the Shara’i new month is ascertained if the following conditions are satisfied:

  1. The conjunction must have occurred in the UK (birth of new moon).
  2. The moonset must occur after sunset in the UK.
  3. The visibility of moon must fall either in Category A or B or C for either Makkah, or any city in the UK or any city in Australia, Asia, Europe or Americas.
  4. The city that is chosen in the regions/ counties mentioned above in the point 3 for the start of Hijri month must be same for the end of Hijri month.

We can safely determine Wednesday,  28th of June 2023 as the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah ذو الحجة‎ 1444 هـ. According to Her Majesty’s Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO), the visibility falls in the following categories on 18th of June 2023:

Moon Visibility on Sunday 18th June 2023

 Sunday, 18 June 2023 
City VisibilityLag time (minutes)
Makkah F29
Rabat D44
Dakar – Senegal E35
New York C59
Washington DC C58
San Diego, California  B59
London F62
Glasgow F74

First Dhul Hijja will be on Monday, 19th June 2023 and Eid al Adha will be on Wednesday, 28th June 2023, insha Allah.

Eid ul-Adha will be on Sunday, 10th July 2022/هـ1443 insha Allah.

The Scottish Hilal Forum (SHF) has announced Eid ul Adha date for 2022 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 Sunday, 10th of July 2022/1443 هـ insha Allah.

SHF, by Ulama agreeing on Islamic and Scientific criteria, has been able to announce the required dates ahead of time, allowing the community to plan ahead while keeping united.

Scottish Hilal Forum agreed that the Shara’i new month is ascertained if the following conditions are satisfied:

  1. The conjunction must have actually occurred.
  2. The moonset follows sunset.
  3. The visibility falls either in Category A or B or C for either Makkah, or any city in the UK or any city in North, North West, West, South and South West African countries.
  4. The city that is chosen in the regions/ counties mentioned above in the point 3 for the start of Hijri month must be same for the end of Hijri month.

We can safely determine Sunday,  10th of July 2022 as the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah ذو الحجة‎ 1443 هـ. According to Her Majesty’s Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO), the visibility falls in the following categories on 29th and 30th of June 2022:

Moon Visibility on Wednesday 29th June and Thursday 30th June 2022
Wednesday, 29 June 2022  Thursday, 30 June 2022 
CityVisibilityLag time (minutes) VisibilityLag time (minutes)
MakkahF31 A79
RabatD43 A88
Cape Town – South AfricaF10 A65
Dakar – SenegalD37 A85
Accra – GhanaF31 A80
Freetown – Sierra LeoneE34 A83
LondonF56 A94
GlasgowF64 A97

First Dhul Hijja will be on Friday, 1st July 2022 and Eid al Adha will be on Sunday, 10th July 2022, insha Allah.

It should be noted that the moon will be born on 29 June 2022 but according to the British Observatory, it will be in either Category ‘D’ or ‘E’ or ‘F’ for the cities/ countries listed above, which means it will be either below the Danjon limit, not visible even with the help of a telescope or if it will be above the Danjon limit but will definitely require telescope to see the moon.

Eid ul-Adha will be on Tuesday, 20th July 2021/هـ1442 insha Allah.

The Scottish Hilal Forum (SHF) has announced Eid ul Adha date for 2021 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 Tuesday, 20th of July 2021/هـ1442 insha Allah.

SHF, by Ulama agreeing on Islamic and Scientific criteria, has been able to announce the required dates ahead of time, allowing the community to plan ahead while keeping united.

Scottish Hilal Forum agreed that the Shara’i new month is ascertained if the following conditions are satisfied:

  1. The conjunction must have actually occurred.
  2. The moonset follows sunset.
  3. The visibility falls either in Category A or B or C for either Makkah, or any city in the UK or any city in North, North West, West, South and South West African countries.
  4. The city that is chosen in the regions/ counties mentioned above in the point 3 for the start of Hijri month must be same for the end of Hijri month.

We can safely determine Tuesday,  20th of July 2021 as the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah ذو الحجة‎ هـ1442. According to Her Majesty’s Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO), the visibility falls in the following categories on 10th of July 2021:

Moon Visibility on Saturday 10th July 2021
Saturday, 10 July 2021   
CityVisibilityLag time (minutes) 
Makkah E34  
RabatD44 
Cape Town – South AfricaF20 
Dakar – SenegalC41 
Accra – GhanaD36 
Freetown – Sierra LeoneC39 
LondonF51 
GlasgowF55 

First Dhul Hijjah will be on Sunday, 11 July 2021 and Eid al Adha will be on Tuesday, 20 July 2021, insha Allah.

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.

Eid ul-Adha will be on Wednesday, 22nd of August 2018/هـ1439 insha Allah.

The Scottish Hilal Forum (SHF) has announced Eid ul Adha date for 2018 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 Wednesday, 22nd of August 2018/هـ1439 insha Allah.

SHF, by Ulama agreeing on Islamic and Scientific criteria, has been able to announce the required dates ahead of time, allowing the community to plan ahead while keeping united.

Scottish Hilal Forum agreed that the Shara’i new month is ascertained if the following conditions are satisfied:

  1. The conjunction must have actually occurred.
  2. The moonset follows sunset.
  3. The visibility falls either in Category A or B or C for either Makkah, or any city in the UK or any city in North, North West, West, South and South West African countries.
  4. The city that is chosen in the regions/ counties mentioned above in the point 3 for the start of Hijri month must be same for the end of Hijri month.

We can safely determine Wednesday, 22nd  of August 2018 as the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah ذو الحجة‎ هـ1439According to Her Majesty’s Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO), the visibility falls in the following categories on 12th August 2018:

City                                                                  Visibility         Lag time (minutes)

Makkah                                                                 A                      63

Rabat                                                                     A                      64

Cape Town – South Africa                          A                      81

Dakar – Senegal                                               A                      73

Accra – Ghana                                                   A                      74

Freetown – Sierra Leone                              A                      75

London                                                                   B                      51

Glasgow                                                                 B                      46

It should be noted that the moon will be born on 11th August 2018 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.

Her Majesty’s Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO) has categorised the visibility of the moon as follows:

A. Easily visible
B. Visible under perfect conditions
C. May need optical aid to find the crescent Moon
D. Will need optical aid to find the crescent Moon
E. Not visible with a telescope
F. Not visible, below the Danjon limit

The following mosques and centres are agreed with the Scottish Hilal Forum’s criteria:

  1. Minhaj ul Qur’an International – Glasgow
  2. Al-Furqan Mosque – UKIM – Glasgow
  3. Jamia Islamia – Tantallon Road – Glasgow
  4. Zia-ul-Qur’an – Glasgow
  5. Hamilton Islamic Centre – Hamilton
  6. Airdrie Islamic Centre – Airdrie
  7. Coatbridge Islamic Centre – Coatbridge
  8. Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) – Glasgow
  9. Masjid-e-Bilal, Dundee
  10. Somali Muslim Community (SMC) – Glasgow
  11. Salahuddin Mosque and Islamic Centre – Glasgow
  12. Govanhill Neighbourhood Centre
  13. The Leaf Network, UK