Muslims worldwide will see the waxing crescent moon in the sky on Friday night, the first night of Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. But guess what? When you search the skies for ...

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the crescent must set after the sun. This allows the sky to be dark enough to spot the small sliver of the new moon. After the sun sets on the night of February 28, the 29th day of Shaaban month ...