Jumada Al-Thani (or Jumada al-Akhar), the sixth month of the Hijri Calendar, is set to start on Tuesday, December 3, according to moonsighting calculations.
“The Astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on December 1, 2024 (Sunday) at 6:21 UT. On December 1, it can be seen with difficulty in South Africa,” Moonsighting.com reported.
“On December 2, it can be seen in almost the whole world except Northern Europe.”
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The origin of the word “Jumda”, from which the name is derived, is used to denote dry parched land: land devoid of rain, and hence denote the dry months.
Since a year of the Hijri calendar is a lunar-based one, that is 11 to 12 days shorter than the solar year, Jumada Al-Thani migrates throughout the seasons.
Check the following astronomical maps to discover the beginning of Jumada Al-Thani, 1446 at your location.
