12/20/2006: 8:25PM: The Chicago Hilal Committee has determined that Dhul-Qadah will complete its course of 30 days as there was no moon sighting report from anywhere across the United States. The first of Dhul-Hijjah will be Friday, December 22, 2006 and consequently Eid-ul-Adha will be on Sunday, December 31, 2006. An early Eid Mubarak to […]

The Chicago Hilal Committee has confirmed that there was no moon sighting across the United States on Monday, November 20, 2006. Consequently, Shawwal completed its full cycle of 30 days and the the first day of Dhul-Qadah was Wednesday, November 22, 2006.

10/24/2006: Important Note: There was a typo in the recap of the events from 10/22. The moon was seen in Phoenix, AZ after Sunset, not before Sunset. The following is a recap of what occurred at the Chicago Hilal Committee (CHC) meeting on Sunday, October 22, 2006: The CHC received its first sighting report around […]

09/24/2006: The Chicago Hilal Committee made its decision based on the reports of sighting from San Diego. The reports were verified and authenticated by the committee. Consequently, Sunday, September 24, 2006 is the first day of Ramadan. The committee also received sighting reports from Dallas, TX. Eid-ul-Fitr information: The committee will meet after Maghrib (5:59pm […]

Friday night 08/25/2006 & Saturday 08/26/2006 is Shaban 1, 1427 – The Chicago Hilal Committee has confirmed that there was no moon sighting across the United States on Thursday, August 24, 2006. The committee contacted its representatives in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Texas and California. None of the representatives had seen the moon or […]

Wednesday night 07/26/2006 & Thursday 07/27/2006 is Rajab 1, 1427 – The Chicago Hilal Committee has confirmed that there was no moon sighting across the United States on Tuesday, July 25, 2006. Consequently, Jum’ada-al-Thani will complete its full cycle of 30 days and the the first day of Safar will be on Thursday, July 27, […]

Monday night 06/26/2006 & Tuesday 06/27/2006 is Juma’ada al-Thani 1, 1427 – The Chicago Hilal Team would like to welcome the month of Jum’ada-al-Thani. Based on deliberations that confirmed moon sighting, Jum’ada al-Awwal ended with 29 days and Juma’da al-Thani began on Monday, the 26th of June at Maghrib (sunset). Thus, the Chicago Hilal Team […]

Friday night 04/28/2006 & Saturday 04/29/2006 is Rabi-al-Thani, 1427 – The Chicago Hilal Team would like to welcome the month of Rabi-al-Thani. Based on deliberations that confirmed moon sighting, Rabi-al-Awwal ended with 29 days and Rabi-al-Thani began on Friday, the 28th of April at Maghrib (sunset). The moon was sighted in Ithaca, NY, Houston, TX […]

Thursday night 03/30/2006 & Friday 03/31/2006 is Rabi-al-Awwal 1, 1427 – The Chicago Hilal Committee has confirmed that there was no moon sighting across the United States on Wednesday, March 29, 2006. Consequently, Safar will complete its full cycle of 30 days and the the first day of Rabi-al-Awwal will be on Friday, March 31, […]

Tuesday night 02/28/2006 & Wednesday 03/01/2006 is Safar 1, 1427 – The Chicago Hilal Team would like to welcome the month of Safar. Based on deliberations that confirmed moon sighting, Muharram ended with 29 days and Safar began on Tuesday, the 28th of February at Maghrib (sunset). The moon was sighted in Austin, TX, Dallas, […]