Eid ul Adha 2024 live announcements for UK, Saudi Arabia and rest of the world

Astronomers at British government body HM Almanac Office have predicted that the new moon is “not visible” in Saudi Arabia, Morocco or the UK on June 6.

The next day, clear views of a thin crescent moon forming around the edge of the new moon will be possible with the naked eye on Friday, June 7, across most of the world, while Australia and South Africa may need to use telescopes. The entire globe will be able to see the crescent on Saturday, June 8.

In Mecca, Saudi Arabia, sunset will be at 19:02 on June 7, followed by moonset at 20:14. In Rabat, Morocco, sunset that day is at 8:37 PM and moonset is at 10:07 PM.

In the United Kingdom, Birmingham will experience sunset on June 7 at 9:27 p.m. Almost two hours later, the moon will set at 11:22 p.m. Times elsewhere in the UK should be very similar.

Given these forecasts that the moon will be “easily visible” on June 7 and 8, it is suggested that the new moon of Dhul Hijjah will begin on June 8 or 9, and Eid ul Adha is likely to fall on either the 17 or June 18. This could change, depending on the outcome of Saudi Arabia’s moon sighting attempts later.