TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs will hold the session of isbat to determine the beginning of Syawal 1447 Hijriah today on Thursday, March 19, 2026. The Isbat session will be held at the Auditorium H.M. Rasjidi, Ministry of Religious Affairs Office, Central Jakarta.
Director General of Islamic Community Guidance of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Abu Rokhmad, said that the Isbat session is a government mechanism for determining the beginning of the month in the Hijri calendar, especially Ramadan, Syawal, and Zulhijah. "As usual, the Isbat session begins with a seminar presenting the position of the hilal by the Ministry of Religious Affairs' Hisab Rukyat Team," said Abu as quoted on the official Ministry of Religious Affairs website, Thursday.
After the seminar, the next activity is to hold a closed session to discuss the results of the rukyatul hilal from various regions before finally announced to the public.
Abu explained that based on astronomical calculations (hisab), on the day of rukyat or 29 Ramadan 1447 Hijriah, which is today, the height of the hilal in all regions of Indonesia is above the horizon, ranging from 054'27'' to 37'52''. Meanwhile, the elongation angle of the hilal ranges from 432'40'' to 606'11''.
According to Abu, all hisab systems show that the conjunction before Syawal 1447 H occurred on March 19, 2026, at around 08:23 am this morning. However, the determination of the beginning of Syawal still awaits the results of rukyatul hilal carried out in various regions of Indonesia.
The Ministry of Religious Affairs will conduct hilal monitoring at 117 locations spread across Indonesia. This observation is carried out by the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs together with district/city offices, Religious Courts, Islamic community organizations, and relevant agencies in the region.
The Isbat session will be attended by other parties such as representatives of friendly foreign countries, Chairman of the DPR Commission VIII, Supreme Court, Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), and Geospatial Information Agency (BIG). Then, the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Bosscha Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Planetarium, as well as astronomy experts from Islamic community organizations and members of the Ministry of Religious Affairs' Hisab Rukyat Team.
Here is the list of 117 hilal monitoring locations in Indonesia:
Aceh
-Tgk. Chiek Kuta Karang Observatory, Lhoknga
-0 Km Indonesia Monument, Sabang
-Blang Tiron Hill, Perta Arun Gas, Lhokseumawe
-Lhokgeulumpang Beach, Aceh Jaya
-Suak Geudubang POB, West Aceh
-Nancala Beach, Teupah Barat, Simeulue
North Sumatra
9th Floor of the North Sumatra Governor's Office, Medan
West Sumatra
-3rd Floor of the Pasaman Barat DPRD Building
-Nganang Hill, Lima Puluh Kota
-Langkisau Carocok Painan Peak
-Balcony of Bukittinggi-Medan Hotel KM 7, Agam
-Panorama II Sitinjau Laut, Solok
-South Solok Office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs Garden
-Pariangan Nagari, Tanah Datar
-Gandoriah Beach, Pariaman City
-Simpang Desa Kolok Mudiak Village, Sawahlunto
-Tonang Peak, Pasaman
-Tiku Sand, Agam
-Bukik Gadang Muaro Sijunjung Hotel
-Ketaping Beach, Padang Pariaman
-Kuaro Taeh Bukik Wisko, Lima Puluh Kota
-Al-Hakim Mosque, Padang City
Riau
-Pahlawan University Rooftop, Kampar
Riau Islands
-Tanjung Setumu Beach, Tanjungpinang
-Sultan Riayat Syah Mosque, Batam
-Pelawan Beach, Karimun
Jambi
-14th Floor of Bank Jambi, Telanaipura
South Sumatra
-Aryaduta Hotel Helipad, Palembang
Bangka Belitung
-Tanjung Raya Penagan Beach, Bangka
-Tanjung Tinggi Beach, Belitung
Bengkulu
-Pasir Putih Beach, Bengkulu City
Lampung
-ITERA Astronomy Observatory, South Lampung
Banten
-Anyer Beach, Serang
Jakarta
-DKI Jakarta Regional Office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs
-Hasyim Asy'ari Mosque, West Jakarta
-Al-Hidayah Basmol Islamic Boarding School Musariin Mosque
-Pramuka Island (tentative)
-Astronomy House
-National Monument
West Java
-An-Nuur Grand Mosque, Subang
-Albiruni Unisba Bandung Observatory
-Sindangkerta POB, Tasikmalaya
-Banjar City Penitentiary, Banjar City
-Keusik Luhur Observatory, Pangandaran
-Cibeas POB, Sukabumi
-Baro Gebang Beach POB, Cirebon
Central Java
-KH Zubair Umar Al-Jailani Planetarium and Observatory, UIN Walisongo Semarang
-Sunan Bonang Pasujudan, Rembang
-Jetis Beach, Purworejo
-Asy-Syira Laboratory, Surakarta
-Padelan Beach, Kebumen
-Alam Indah Beach, Tegal
-Kartini Beach, Jepara
-Nurul Kalam Grand Mosque Tower, Pemalang
-MAN 2 Kudus
-MTs Abadiyah, Pati
-Teratai Viewing Tower, Banyumas
-6th Floor of the Brebes Integrated Government Office
-Pekalongan Nusantara Fishery Port
Yogyakarta
-Syekh Belabelu Village POB, Bantul
East Java
-9th Floor of Santika Blitar Hotel
-Srau Beach, Pacitan
-Pancur Alas Purwo Beach, Banyuwangi
-Duta Beach
-Banyuurip Village, Tuban
-Al Basyariyyah Islamic Boarding School, Madiun
-BPR Bank Jombang Rooftop
-Cindro Dipo Hill, Gresik
-AWR TNI AU Pandanwangi, Lumajang
-Wlingi Blitar Ngudi Waluyo Hospital 7th Floor
-Banjarsari Hill, Blitar
-Ibnu Syatir Rukyah Centre, Ponorogo
-Al-Amin Putri Islamic Boarding School, Mojokerto
-Gebang Beach, Bangkalan
-MAN 3 Kediri
-Dalwa Islamic Boarding School
-Kalbut Situbondo Fishery Port
-Branta Pamekasan Fishery Port
-RSI Siti Hajar 10th Floor, Sidoarjo
-Wonocolo Hill, Bojonegoro
West Kalimantan
-Kakap Indah Beach, Kubu Raya
Central Kalimantan
-Darussalam Grand Mosque Tower, Palangka Raya
East Kalimantan
-ASN Tower D Rusun, IKN
South Kalimantan
-Zuri Express Hotel Rooftop, Banjarmasin
North Kalimantan
-204th TNI AU Radar Unit, Tarakan
East Nusa Tenggara
-Teniga Village POB, North Lombok
-BMKG Kupang Service Building
South Sulawesi
-Muhammadiyah University of Makassar
-Parepare City Ministry of Religious Affairs Office
West Sulawesi
-Soreang Beach, Majene
-Pasangkayu Lighthouse Hill
-Sumare Lighthouse Cape, Mamuju
Southeast Sulawesi
-Bahari Beach, Kolaka
North Sulawesi
-MTC Megamas Parking Area 1st Floor, Manado
Gorontalo
-Hiu Paus Beach, Bone Bolango
Central Sulawesi
-Kemenag Village POB Marana, Donggala
Maluku
-Wakasihu Village, Leihitu
-Tirta Amahusu Hotel, Ambon
-BMKG Tanimbar Islands Service Building
-Ngilngof Village, Southeast Maluku
-Kalipassa Peak, West Seram
-Haya Village Misa Hill, Central Maluku
-Salabung Mountain, Buru
North Maluku
-Ropu Tengah Balu Beach, West Halmahera
-Afe Taduma Beach, Ternate
-Quba Mosque 2nd Floor, Tidore
Papua and West Papua
-Lampu Satu Beach, Merauke
-Waigo Hotel, Sorong
-Masni Beach, Manokwari.
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