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Young New Moon or Shawwal Moon
Although the New Moon occurred on May 22nd, its thin, crescent shape was not visible from Earth, as we can see only one side of our Moon, due to their in-sync rotation. As it moves away from the Sun, the Moon should be visible tonight, on May 24th, near Venus that shines in the western sky at dusk January 1st to May 24th (source www.space.com). Hope you catch a glimpse of it! This siting is also important to Muslims world wide, as it marks the ending of Ramadan. They call this New Moon, Shawwal Moon.
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Eid al-Fitr,
Festival of
Breaking the Fast