国际天文中心(IAC)宣布，大多数穆斯林国家斋月的第一天将会是4月2日。

The International Astronomical Center (IAC) has announced that the first day of the Holy Month of Rama

国际天文中心(IAC)主任穆罕默德·肖卡特·奥德说，沙班月从2022年3月4日开始，在大多数穆斯林国家，大多数国家将在回历1443年8月29日监测斋月的新月，相当于公历4月1日。【半岛华人：沙班月(斋月之前一个月,伊历八月份)】

Eng. Mohammed Shawkat Odeh, Director of the IAC, said the month of Shaaban started on 4th March, 2022, in most Muslim countries and most of them will monitor the crescent of the Holy Month of Ramadan on 29th Shaaban 1443 hijri year, corresponding to 1st April.

在伊斯兰世界，从任何角度都不可能用肉眼看到新月，但是借助望远镜可以观看到，在非洲大陆西部的地区观看的难度更大。他补充说，在美洲的一些地区，当天可以用肉眼看到新月形，但有一定难度。

Seeing the crescent on Friday, 1st April, is not possible with the naked eye from anywhere in the Islamic world. It can be viewed only with the help of a telescope, but with great difficulty from parts of the west of the African continent. The crescent can be seen on that day with the naked eye with some difficulty in some parts of the Americas, he added.

周五，在伊斯兰世界部分地区可以用望远镜看到新月。在伊斯兰世界的所有地区，由于日出前和日落后月亮升起发生重合，习惯在这种情况下，大多数伊斯兰国家宣布斋月从第二天开始，也是4月2日星期六，为期30天，他进一步补充道。

It is possible to see the crescent with a telescope from parts of the Islamic world on Friday. Due to the occurrence of the conjunction before sunset and the setting of the moon after sunset in all regions of the Islamic world, it is customary under such circumstances for most Islamic countries to announce the start of the Holy Month of Ramadan the next day, which will be Saturday, 2nd April, for 30 days, he further added.