The UAE used more than 100 drones to observe the crescent Moon that signalled the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan and Eid Al Fitr this year. Since the drones did not spot the crescent in both ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

Abu Dhabi: The International Astronomy Centre has confirmed that the crescent moon of Shawwal will be impossible to sight on Saturday, March 29, across all regions of the Arab and Islamic world.

Recent findings from samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission have provided valuable insights into the history of the moon, particularly its far side. The Chang'e 6 mission launched in early ...

Supplied Abu Dhabi: The Eid al-Fitr holidays in the UAE could last either four or five days, depending on the sighting of the crescent moon. Based on astronomical calculations, the first day of ...

The moon only blocks part of the sun’s face during a partial solar eclipse, creating a crescent shape in which it appears the moon is taking a “bite” out of the sun. The partial solar ...

This week's full moon will come with a special treat – a total lunar eclipse, which will turn the moon a spooky blood red color. While the eclipse will last from 1:47 a.m. EDT to 4:10 a.m. EDT ...

Saturday finds the moon in a waxing gibbous phase. Of all the phases that the moon goes through over 29.5 days, a waxing gibbous is probably the most frequently observed. The word gibbous is ...

Reporting on missions to the moon and beyond. NASA is aiming to send astronauts back to the moon, because that is what President Trump set as the destination of the agency’s human spaceflight ...

Ramadan dates vary each year based on the Islamic lunar calendar, with the start determined by moon sightings. The United Arab Emirates' Ramadan Crescent Moon Sighting Committee has announced that ...

A BU DHABI, 26th February, 2025 (WAM) -- The UAE Council for Fatwa has called on all members of the community, both UAE ...