Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa is currently moon-sighting for the Shawwal crescent at the beginning of Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday evening. The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Shawky Allam, will announced tonight the result of the moon-sighting. Astronomical calculations indicate that the first day of Eid al-Fitr and the month of Shawwal for the year 1442 AH corresponds to Thursday, May 13, and its prayer in Cairo is exactly at 5:28 in the morning. Gad al-Qady, President of the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), said that the places for the moon-sighting are carefully chosen to be far from city lighting, and the observation takes place directly after sunset. Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

Source: Egypt Independent May 11, 2021 14:27 UTC