observational Islamic calendar

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:event
gptkbp:affects start of Islamic months
gptkbp:basisFor Islamic religious observances
gptkbp:calendar lunar
gptkbp:compatibleWith astronomical calculations
gptkbp:contrastsWith calculated Islamic calendar
gptkbp:dependsOn local moon sighting
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label observational Islamic calendar
gptkbp:length 354 or 355 days
gptkbp:monthBeginsWith first visible crescent moon
gptkbp:monthHeld gptkb:Dhu_al-Hijjah
gptkb:Muharram
12
gptkbp:originatedIn 7th century CE
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hijri_calendar
gptkbp:usedBy Muslim communities
gptkbp:usedFor determining Eid al-Adha
determining Eid al-Fitr
determining Ramadan
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
some Muslim-majority countries
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Islamic_calendar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5