Islamic Calendar for North America and Europe
is based on the criteria adopted by Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA), and European Council for Fatwa & Research (ECFR), such that the month begins, if (1) Moon is born before Makkah sunset, and (2) moon sets in Makkah after sunset.
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Click here for Important Dates in This calendar

It must be remembered that, this Calendar is purely scientific and has no consideration of sightability in Makkah or anywhere in the world. It may go against actual sighting somewhere on earth, when in some month the moon will be visible in some part of the world and month in this calendar does not start on the following day, e.g., Ramadan 1430 moon will be sightable on August 20, 2009 in Polynesian Islands, and 1st day of Ramadan should be August 21, 2009, but the Ummul-Qura Calendar shows it as August 22, 2009. Similar thing will happen in Dhul-Qi'dah 1430 when moon can be easily seen in Polynesiam Island on October 18, 2009, and Ummul-Qura Calendar shows 1st Dhul-Qi'dah on October 20, 2009. Click on the map on left. This happens because the moon sometimes is in the Southern hemisphere, where it can be seen, but it is not above the horizon of Makkah.
For this reason, Moonsighting.com is presenting a Suggested Global Lunar Calendar, which is based on Imkan-e-Ru'yah (sighting possibility) somewhere in the world, given below:

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Lubbock, Online.com TX
Dallas Morning News TX
Deseretnews.com UT
Bluefield Daily WV
LJ Wolrd.com KS
The Ledger.com FL
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Rabat Meeting, Morocco
Suggested Global Islamic Calendar   (If Ulamaa' want to consider)
A Suggested Global Islamic Calendar based on Imkan-e-Ru'yah (sighting possibility) somewhere in the world is that if the moon is born before 12:00 UT [23:59 or less of the previous day at International Date Line (IDL)], then the month begins at sunset of that day everywhere in the world. If the moon is born after 12:00 UT, then the month begins on the next day's sunset everywhere. IDL has been universally accepted even by Muslims as the beginning of every day of the week. All Muslims pray Friday prayers on the same day starting at IDL. Global Islamic Calendar should also follow the same convention of the day, so that the whole world can start Ramadan or Eid on the same day.

The moon born before 12:00 UT has Imkaan-e-Ru'yah somewhere on earth, and the moon is born before the day begins at IDL, so the whole world can start the month on the same day. This suggested Global Islamic Calendar is so easy to calculate for any ordinary Muslsim that no expertise of astronomy or science is required. All that is needed is Conjunction time which is easily available from many sources on the Internet. This suggested Global Islamic Calendar was also discussed at 1st Global Calendar Meeting in Morocco, November 2006 attended by representatives from various Islamic countries. People started understanding the importance of Global Islamic Calendar. See one web site "Time & Strategy".

1st Global Calendar Meeting in Morocco, November 2006

2nd Global Calendar Meeting in Morocco, October 2008

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