The crescent moon has a famously lofty place in Arab and Islamic culture. A symbol of transformation, it signals the beginning and end of every month of the Hijri calendar.

But what unites all Muslims is the observance of the new crescent moon in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. For instance, in Saudi Arabia, where Islam was first established by the prophet ...

On March 29, a partial solar eclipse will cast a shadow on the sun for people in the Northeast. See when, where and how to ...

Article continues below Ramadan is expected to be declared for 2025 today and astronomers across the world will be looking out for the crescent moon, signifying it has begun. Muslims in the UK ...