Sighting of Syawal new moon on July 27 to set date for Aidilfitri

KUALA LUMPUR: The evening of Sunday July 27 has been set to sight the Syawal new moon to determine the date of Aidilfitri, the Office of the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal announced today.
It said in a statement that the Conference of Rulers had consented to setting the date for Aidilfitri based on the 'rukyah' method of sighting the new moon and the 'hisab' calculation based on mathematics and astronomy.
The Keeper of the Rulers' Seal will announce the date for Aidilfitri over radio and television that night, it said. – Bernama