The sighting of the crescent moon in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is confirmed by the Supreme Court, which ensures the reliability of the sighting through several guarantees, including the medical standard for examining the visual acuity of the observers. In sighting the crescent moon, the Kingdom relies on both visual sighting and astronomical observatories in locations suitable for crescent sightings during the specified times after sunset on the twenty-ninth day of the lunar months.
The Supreme Court delegates judges to sighting sites at observatories located across the Kingdom, under the supervision of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, and with the participation of several specialists in astronomy and crescent moon monitoring. Sighting sites are selected based on several criteria, including astronomical, scientific, and geographical, in order to facilitate the sighting process with high precision and accuracy.
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