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Breaking: Saudi Arabia Announces Sighting ot Ramadan Moon

Published 17 Feb 2026 Updated 17 Feb 2026 at 5:38 PM

by Bada Yusuf

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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced the sighting of the Ramadan crescent moon on Tuesday, February 17. This marked the commencement of Ramadan 1447/2026 in the Kingdom.

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Earlier, the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia called on Muslims across the Kingdom to look out for the crescent moon of Ramadan from Tuesday, February 17.

According to the Supreme Court, anyone who sees the moon with either their naked eye or through binoculars should inform the nearest court in the Kingdom and register their testimony or reach out to the nearest centre for assistance in reaching the court, Al-Arabiya reported.

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with over 5 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023) by Legit.ng. Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng

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