South Sumatra Ministry of Religious Affairs states that the hilal in Palembang was not visible

Monitoring was carried out atop the helipad of a hotel in Palembang on Thursday, led directly by the Head of the South Sumatra Regional Office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Syafitri Irwan. “Based on the Imkanurrukyah Mabims Criteria (Ministers of Religion of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore), with a minimum hilal height of 3 degrees and a minimum elongation angle of 6.4 degrees, the date of 1 Syawal 1447 H is estimated to fall on Saturday, 21 March 2026,” she said. According to her, the results of this afternoon’s rukyat were immediately conveyed to the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Jakarta to serve as material for determining the date of 1 Syawal 1447 H through the isbat session. “The determination of 1 Syawal 1447 H, which is related to the Eid al-Fitr 1447 H holiday, still awaits the announcement from the Minister of Religious Affairs,” she stated. The sun set at 18:12:50 WIB. The hilal set at 18:23:47 WIB. The sun’s azimuth was 269 degrees 29 minutes 38 seconds from north to east. The moon’s azimuth was 273 degrees 52 minutes 40 seconds from north to east. Hilal height: 2 degrees 15 minutes 28 seconds above the visible horizon, elongation angle: 5.51 degrees.