Link to Live Stream of the Eid al-Adha Determination Session 1447 H
Link to Live Stream of the Eid al-Adha Determination Session 1447 H
The Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kemenag) will hold a session to determine the start of Zulhijah 1447 Hijri, in order to decide when Eid al-Adha will be celebrated, today, Sunday (17/5).
The session can be watched live via the YouTube channels Bimas Islam TV and Kemenag RI, as well as on TikTok & Instagram Bimas Islam.
Through an Instagram post @bimasislam, the Directorate General of Islamic Community Guidance of the Ministry of Religious Affairs revealed the schedule for this series of sessions.
“Watch the Determination Session of Zulhijah 1447 H together with the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, Sunday, May 17, 2026,” said the caption in the Ditjen Bimas Islam post.
They then stated, “Seminar on the position of the crescent moon at 16:30 WIB, Determination Session at 18:00 WIB, Press Conference for the determination of 1 Zulhijah at 19:00 WIB.”
The series of determination sessions will be held at the Ministry of Religious Affairs building, HM Rasjidi Auditorium, Central Jakarta. This activity will also be broadcast on YouTube Kemenag and Bimas Islam TV.
The Indonesian government determines the beginning of Hijri months such as Ramadan, Syawal, and Zulhijah, using a combined method, namely hisab (astronomical calculations) and rukyat (crescent moon observation), to produce a comprehensive decision.
The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) predict that the beginning of Zulhijah will fall on 18 May, so Eid al-Adha or 10 Zulhijah will fall on 27 May.
BRIN researcher Thomas Djamaluddin explained that during the determination session, the position of the crescent moon will be high enough throughout Indonesia and almost all over the world.
Based on astronomical calculations, continued Thomas, the criteria for determining the beginning of Zulhijah in Muhammadiyah, the government, and Saudi Arabia are predicted to be the same.
“Therefore, KHGT (Muhammadiyah) is the same as Ummul Quro (Saudi Arabia) which is the same as MABIMS (Government), the beginning of Zulhijah 1447 is the same as May 18, 2026, and Eid al-Adha on May 27, 2026,” said Thomas, Thursday (14/5).