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title: "Saudi Arabia To Look for Ramadan 2026 Crescent Moon on February 17"
url: "https:\/\/theislamicinformation.com\/news\/saudi-arabia-ramadan-2026-crescent-moon-on-february-17\/"
type: "post"
updated: "2026-02-10"
description: "The Supreme Court's moon-sighting committee will search for the Ramadan hilal on Tuesday, Sha'ban 29, with fasting likely to begin on February 18 or 19."
taxonomies: ["News","Ramadan 1447","Ramadan 2026","Saudi Arabia"]
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# Saudi Arabia To Look for Ramadan 2026 Crescent Moon on February 17

Source: https://theislamicinformation.com/news/saudi-arabia-ramadan-2026-crescent-moon-on-february-17/
Updated: 2026-02-10

**Key Takeaways**

- The official Ramadan crescent sighting for 1447 AH is scheduled for Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
- If sighted, fasting begins Wednesday, February 18; if not, Ramadan starts Thursday, February 19.
- The final decision rests solely with the Saudi Supreme Court's committee.

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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that the official search for the Ramadan crescent (hilal) for the year 1447 AH will be conducted on the evening of **Tuesday, 29 Sha'ban 1447, corresponding to February 17, 2026**.

If the new moon is visually confirmed by the Supreme Court's moon-sighting committee after sunset on that date, then **Wednesday, February 18, 2026**, will be declared the first day of [Ramadan](https://theislamicinformation.com/duas/dua-recite-before-ramadan/), with the dawn fast beginning that morning.

If the crescent is not sighted, Sha'ban will be completed as 30 days, making **Thursday, February 19, 2026**, the first day of Ramadan.

The official visual sighting, which will be conducted by accredited observers across the country, is the decisive religious mechanism in the Kingdom, overriding any preliminary astronomical calculations.

An official national announcement will follow the committee's verdict.

The expected start dates align with the winter season, promising moderate fasting hours of approximately [12 to 13 hours daily](https://theislamicinformation.com/news/ramadan-2026-fasting-hours-saudi-arabia/).