Seven nights
into Safar
Safar
صفر
Wed, 22 July 2026
UK sighting locations
Ranked by line-of-sight probability — the modelled chance that cloud in the crescent's direction is thin enough to see through at peak observing time.A clear sky overhead doesn't help if cloud sits on the horizon where the crescent will be.
The crescent's path over Great Orme Summit — scrub the timeline to see the cloud cover.
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
100% chance the moon's line of sight is unobstructed at peak observing time.
WNW (293°) at 4.7°
100%
21:45 BST
Low 0%
Cloud puffs are sized by cover percentage and stacked by altitude (low / mid / high). A puff near the moon means the sightline is about to be blocked. A clear sky overhead doesn't mean a clear sightline — the crescent sits low on the WNW horizon, so cloud bands there matter most.
100% chance the moon's line of sight is unobstructed at peak observing time.
0/8 oktas
17 km/h
17 km
21:59 BST
100% chance the moon's line of sight is unobstructed at peak observing time.
0/8 oktas
24 km/h
20 km
21:50 BST
100% chance the moon's line of sight is unobstructed at peak observing time.
0/8 oktas
18 km/h
17 km
21:54 BST
100% chance the moon's line of sight is unobstructed at peak observing time.
0/8 oktas
17 km/h
16 km
21:57 BST
100% chance the moon's line of sight is unobstructed at peak observing time.
0/8 oktas
14 km/h
22 km
21:52 BST
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Preston, United Kingdom
Preston, United Kingdom
صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ، فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ ثَلَاثِينَ
Fast when you see it (the crescent), and break your fast when you see it; and if it is overcast for you, complete the count of thirty days.