Khaberni - The Sultanate of Oman, Turkey, and Singapore officially announced that Thursday, February 19, 2026, will be the first day of the blessed month of Ramadan for the year 1447 AH, after the astronomical authorities confirmed the impossibility of sighting the crescent on the evening of Tuesday, February 17.
Turkey confirms the impossibility of sighting the Ramadan crescent on the evening of Tuesday, relying on a consistent approach in determining the beginnings of the Hijri months, which is based on full reliance on astronomical calculations, while considering the possibility of sighting the crescent from any region that shares part of the night with it, whether in the Arab and Islamic worlds or in large parts of the Americas.
After the calculations conducted by the Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs confirmed the impossibility of sighting the crescent on the evening of February 17, it was officially announced that Wednesday, February 18, is the completion of the month of Sha'ban, making Thursday, February 19, the first day of the blessed month of Ramadan.
Singapore: The moon will set before the sun, as announced by Singapore, through the Council of Islamic Affairs headed by the Mufti of the Republic, that astronomical calculations confirmed the impossibility of sighting the crescent on the evening of Tuesday, due to the moon setting before the sunset on that day, rendering the sighting impossible, and the official authorities confirmed that Thursday, February 19, 2026, is the first day of the month of Ramadan in the country.
The Sultanate of Oman officially confirms the beginning of the month, in turn, the Sultanate of Oman officially announced that Thursday, February 19, is the first day of the blessed month of Ramadan, after the impossibility of sighting the crescent on the evening of Tuesday, February 17, was astronomically proven.
The competent authorities clarified that the moon sets before or with the sun in various parts of the Sultanate, making its sighting impossible both legally and astronomically, affirming that the decision came according to a methodology that combines Islamic legal standards and definitive astronomical data to ensure accuracy in announcing the beginning of the holy month.
