KUALA LUMPUR - Sighting of the new moon to determine the start of the fasting month for Muslims in Malaysia will be conducted in the evening, this Sunday or 29th Syaaban 1432 Hijrah of the Islamic calendar.
A statement from the office of the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal said that among the sites for the sighting of the new moon are Pontian Kecil in Johor, Falak Al-Khawarizmi Complex in Tanjung Bidara (Melaka), Teluk Kemang (Negeri Sembilan), Bukit Melawati, Pulau Angsa, Bukit Jugra and Balai Cerap Selangor in Sabak Bernam (Selangor), Pasir Panjang beach (Perak), Pusat Falak Sheikh Tahir in Pantai Aceh (Penang), Kampung Pulau Sayak in Kuala Muda, Pemandangan Indah in Pulau Langkawi and Alor Setar Tower (Kedah), and Kuala Sungai Baru in Simpang Empat (Perlis).
The other sites in the peninsula are Bukit Besar in Kuala Terengganu, Bukit Kemuning in Kemaman, Pulau Perhentian, Balai Cerap KUSZA in Setiu (Terengganu), Bukit Peraksi in Pasir Puteh, Bukit Kampong Tembeling in Kuala Krai and SEDC tower block in Kota Baharu (Kelantan), Bukit Tanjong Batu in Nenasi, Gunung Brinchang in Cameron Highlands and Bukit Pelindong in Kuantan (Pahang), Kuala Lumpur Tower and Putrajaya International Convention Centre.
In East Malaysia, the sighting will be from Tanjong Lubang in Miri, Teluk Bandung in Kuching, Tanjung Batu in Bintulu (Sarawak), and Balai Cerap Al-Biruni in Putatan (Sabah) and Menara Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Labuan).
The Conference of Rulers agreed that the start of the fasting month would be determined by Rukyah (sighting of the new moon) and Hisab (astronomical calculations, and the announcement of the date to be made by the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal over radio and television on Sunday night, according to the statement.
- Bernama
A statement from the office of the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal said that among the sites for the sighting of the new moon are Pontian Kecil in Johor, Falak Al-Khawarizmi Complex in Tanjung Bidara (Melaka), Teluk Kemang (Negeri Sembilan), Bukit Melawati, Pulau Angsa, Bukit Jugra and Balai Cerap Selangor in Sabak Bernam (Selangor), Pasir Panjang beach (Perak), Pusat Falak Sheikh Tahir in Pantai Aceh (Penang), Kampung Pulau Sayak in Kuala Muda, Pemandangan Indah in Pulau Langkawi and Alor Setar Tower (Kedah), and Kuala Sungai Baru in Simpang Empat (Perlis).
The other sites in the peninsula are Bukit Besar in Kuala Terengganu, Bukit Kemuning in Kemaman, Pulau Perhentian, Balai Cerap KUSZA in Setiu (Terengganu), Bukit Peraksi in Pasir Puteh, Bukit Kampong Tembeling in Kuala Krai and SEDC tower block in Kota Baharu (Kelantan), Bukit Tanjong Batu in Nenasi, Gunung Brinchang in Cameron Highlands and Bukit Pelindong in Kuantan (Pahang), Kuala Lumpur Tower and Putrajaya International Convention Centre.
In East Malaysia, the sighting will be from Tanjong Lubang in Miri, Teluk Bandung in Kuching, Tanjung Batu in Bintulu (Sarawak), and Balai Cerap Al-Biruni in Putatan (Sabah) and Menara Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Labuan).
The Conference of Rulers agreed that the start of the fasting month would be determined by Rukyah (sighting of the new moon) and Hisab (astronomical calculations, and the announcement of the date to be made by the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal over radio and television on Sunday night, according to the statement.
- Bernama
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