🌙 Moonsighting tonight
Tonight's moonset lag, crescent altitude, and Yallop visibility verdict at your location — for moonsighting on the eve of each new Hijri month.
Easily visible to the naked eye q = 2.040
For an observer at Columbus, United States
Today's rise + set
- Sunrise
- 06:17 AM
- Sunset
- 08:59 PM
- Moonrise
- 10:02 AM
- Moonset
- 10:42 PM
Visibility factors
- Moonset lag after sunset
- +103 min
- Moon age
- 66.0 hr
- Moon altitude at sunset
- 18.5°
- Sun-moon elongation
- 37.5°
- Illuminated
- 10%
- Phase
- Waxing crescent
Today's Hijri date: 2 Safar 1448
Computed using the astronomy-engine library (VSOP87 / IAU 2006) and Yallop's q-test for crescent visibility. Atmospheric conditions, observer eyesight, and altitude can shift visibility either way — local moonsighting committees remain the authoritative source for ritual purposes.