Information on sighting criteria and clarification of sighting issues.

The Hilal Advisory Team of The Council of European Jamaats determines releases a statement each month confimring the sighting of the crescent and the first of the month.

The Hilal Advisory Team of The Council of European Jamaats determines the sighting of the crescent following a (rigorous set of criteria) Crescent Sighting Criteria which have been developed using the rulings of our Maraje' and in conjunction with the increasingly accurate knowledge of astronomy.