When is Eid 2012 /1433 AH?

We are fasting our last sawm (fast) for Ramadaan 1433 AH today, 29 Ramadaan 1433 / 18 August 2012 here in South Africa (SA). According to our ‘Ulama, the 1st of Shawwaal will be tomorrow InshaaAllah here in South Africa.
The month of Ramadaan started in Saudi Arabia (KSA) and several other Muslim countries in the Middle East on 20 July 2012. Saturday, is the last day of the fasting month of Ramadaan For KSA as well.
It said the highest court of the land deemed a complementary day was necessary due to the lack of evidence of sighting of the new moon on Friday night. As such, the first day of Eid-ul Fitr is 19 August 2012 / 01 Shawwaal 1433 AH. [http://www.arabnews.com]

On Friday, 17 August 2012, it can not be seen anywhere in the populated world by naked eye, binoculars, or even high powered telescope.
On Saturday, August 18, 2012, it can be easily seen in Southern Africa, Central and South Americas.
On 19 August 2012, it can be seen in rest of the whole world.

On Thursday, 16 August 2012, in Calicut, India, at Fajr time many saw “Urjoonil Qadeem”, the last visible phase of moon of this Ramadaan in the East. It was very thin and the horns were at 4-8 position and it appeared nearly 4° above the horizon at 05:00 hrs.
The shape and its stage confirmed that it will not be seen tomorrow on Friday, August 17, neither at Fajr in the East nor after sunset in the West. It is the Day of Astronomical New Moon or Conjunction (Mahaq). moonsighting.com

We have this information from moonsighting.com
OFFICIAL 1st Day of Shawwal in Different Countries
Sunday, 19 August 2012:
Afghanistan (Follow Saudi)
Albania (Follow Saudi)
Algeria (Follow Saudi)
Armenia (Follow Saudi)
Australia (Some follow FCNA, ECFR, Ummul-Qura)
Austria (Follow Saudi)
Azerbaijan (Follow Saudi)
Bahrian (Follow Saudi)
Bangladesh (Some areas follow Saudi)
Belgium (Follow Saudi)
Bolivia (Follow Saudi)
Bosnia and Hercegovina (Follow Saudi)
Bulgaria (Follow Saudi)
Canada (Fiqh Council of North America and Muslim Association of Canada, Alberta)
Canada (Shi’aa Community – Announced by Grand Ayatollah Hosseini Nassab, Also Hilal Committee of Canada)
Chechnia (Follow Saudi)
China (30 day completion)
Cosovo (Follow Saudi)
Denmark (Follow Saudi)
Egypt (Moon Born before sunset & moon sets at least 5 minutes after sunset)
Finland (Follow Saudi)
France (Follow European Council of Fatwa & Research (ECFR))
Georgia (Follow Saudi)
Germany (Follow ECFR)
Hungary (Follow Saudi)
Iceland (Follow Saudi)
Ireland (Follow Saudi)
Italy (Follow Saudi)
Jordan (Follow Saudi)
Kazakhstan (Calculations)
Kuwait (Follow Saudi)
Kyrgizstan (Follow Saudi)
Lebanon (Follow Saudi)
Libya (Moon must be born before Fajr in Libya)
Luxembourg (Follow ECFR)
Malaysia (Age > 8 hours, altitude > 2°, elongation > 3°)
Mauritania (Follow Saudi)
Montenegro (Follow Saudi)
Netherlands (Follow Saudi)
Norway (Follow Saudi)
Palestine (Follow Saudi)
Philippines (Follow Saudi)
Qatar (Follow Saudi)
Romania (Follow Saudi)
Russia (Follow Saudi)
Saudi Arabia (Local Sighting – Official Announcement)
Spain (Follow Saudi)
Sudan (Follow Saudi)
Sweden (Follow Saudi)
Switzerland (Follow Saudi)
Syria (Follow Saudi)
Taiwan (Follow Saudi)
Tajikistan (Follow Saudi)
Tatarstan (Follow Saudi)
Tunisia (Criteria of age, or altitude, or sunset-moonset lag)
Turkey (Calculations)
Turkmenistan (Follow Saudi)
U.A.E. (Follow Saudi)
UK (Follow Saudi) [Coordination Committee of Major Islamic Centres of London, The central Moon Sighting Committee of Great Britain] UK (30 days completion or Sighting from other country) [Wifaaqul ulama , Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat] USA (Fiqh Council of North America/Islamic Society of North America (Calculations)
Uzbekistan (Follow Saudi)
Yemen (Follow Saudi)

Official Countries who began fasting 20 July 2012
Afghanistan (Follow Saudi)
Albania (Follow Saudi)
Algeria (Follow Saudi)
Armenia (Follow Saudi)
Austria (Follow Saudi)
Australia (FCNA, ECFR, Ummul-Qura)
Afghanistan (Follow Saudi)
Albania (Follow Saudi)
Armenia (Follow Saudi)
Austria (Follow Saudi)
Azerbaijan (Follow Saudi)
Bahrian (Follow Saudi)
Bangladesh (Some areas follow Saudi)
Belgium (Follow Saudi)
Bolivia (Follow Saudi)
Bosnia and Hercegovina (Follow Saudi)
Bulgaria (Follow Saudi)
Canada – Fiqh Council of North America and Muslim Association of Canada, Alberta
Chechnia (Follow Saudi)
China (Follow Saudi)
Cosovo (Follow Saudi)
Denmark (Follow Saudi)
Egypt – Moon Born before sunset & moon sets at least 5 minutes after sunset
Finland (Follow Saudi)
France (Follow European Council of Fatwa & Research (ECFR))
Georgia (Follow Saudi)
Germany (Follow ECFR)
Guinea (Local Sighting or Follow Saudi)
Hungary (Follow Saudi)
Iceland (Follow Saudi)
Ireland (Follow Saudi)
Italy (Follow Saudi)
Jordan (Follow Saudi)
Kazakhstan (Calculations)
Kuwait (Follow Saudi)
Kyrgizstan (Follow Saudi)
Lebanon (Follow Saudi)
Libya (Moon must be born before Fajr in Libya)
Luxembourg (Follow ECFR)
Mauritania (Follow Saudi)
Montenegro (Follow Saudi)
Netherlands (Follow Saudi)
Nigeria (Local sighting – Announced)
Norway (Follow Saudi)
Palestine (Follow Saudi)
Philippines (Follow Saudi)
Qatar (Follow Saudi)
Romania (Follow Saudi)
Russia (Follow Saudi)
Saudi Arabia (Local Sighting – Official Announcement)
Spain (Follow Saudi)
Sudan (Follow Saudi)
Sweden (Follow Saudi)
Switzerland (Follow Saudi)
Syria (Follow Saudi)
Taiwan (Follow Saudi)
Tajikistan (Follow Saudi)
Tatarstan (Follow Saudi)
Thailand (Officially Announced)
Tunisia – Criteria of age, or altitude, or sunset-moonset lag
Turkey (Calculations)
Turkmenistan (Follow Saudi)
U.A.E. (Follow Saudi)
UK (Follow Saudi) [Coordination Committee of Major Islamic Centres and Mosques of London, The central Moon Sighting Committee of Great Britain] USA – Fiqh Council of North America/Islamic Society of North America (Calculations)
Uzbekistan (Follow Saudi)
Yemen (Follow Saudi)
Zambia (Local Sighting)
Zimbabwe (Local Sighting)

Official Countries who began fasting 21 July 2012
Australia (Local Sighting)
Bangladesh (Local Sighting)
Barbados (30 days completion)
Brunei (Local Sighting)
Canada ( Hilal Committee of Canada)
Chile (Local Sighting)
China (Small population follow Local Sighting)
Fiji Islands (Local Sighting)
Guyana (Local Sighting)
India (Local Sighting – some states)
Indonesia (30 days completion – Official Announcement)
Iran (Local Sighting)
Iraq (30 days completion – Official Announcement)
Japan (30 days completion – Ruyat-e-Hilal Committee-Japan)
Kenya (Local Sighting)
Madagascer (Local Sighting)
Malawi (Local Sighting)
Malaysia (30 days completion or [Age > 8 hours, altitude > 2°, elongation > 3°])
Mauritius (Local Sighting)
Morocco (Local Sighting)
Mozambique (Local Sighting)
Namibia (30 days completion)
New Zealand (Follow Australia or 30 days completion)
Oman (30 days completion)
Pakistan (Local Sighting or 30 day completion)
South Africa (30 days completion)
Sri Lanka (Local Sighting)
Suriname (News from Guyana if not seen in Suriname)
Tanzania (30 days completion)
Trinidad & Tobago (Local Sighting)
UK (30 days completion or Sighting from other country) [Wifaaqul ulama , Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat] USA (Local Sighting) [ Houston Hilal Committee, Chicago Hilal Committee]

PLEASE NOTE that this information close to correct dates but ARE NOT the actual dates for 1st Shawwaal 1433 AH. The actual date of ‘Eid is dependant on sighting of the Hilaal. Please follow the announcement of your local Ulama.