Saudi Arabia Local Moon Sighting Hijri Calendar

Saudi Arabia Supreme Court (المحكمة العليا السعودية)

The Hijri calendar for Saudi Arabia is issued by the official moon sighting authority, following the Hybrid methodology.

Criteria: The Hijri calendar is calculated using astronomical methods and then - for some months - validated by moon sighting confirmation.

This methodology combines calculation (hisab) with rukyat - sometimes - as a final confirmation before declaring the new month.