Dhul-Qadah 1, 1434 will be Saturday, September 7, 2013. There were no authentic sighting reports on Thursday, September 5, 2013 (Shawwal 29, 1434). As such, Shawwal will complete its cycle of 30 days and Dhul-Qadah will begin at Maghrib on Friday, September 6, 2013. The 1st of Dhul-Qadah 1434 will be on Saturday, September 7, 2013.

The Chicago Hilal Committee will meet on Saturday, October 5, 2013 (Dhul-Qadah 29, 1434) to determine the start of Dhul-Hijjah. Dhul Hijjah 10, 1434 (Eid-ul-Adha) will be on either Tuesday, October 15th or Wednesday, October 16th.