The Astronomical New Moon is on August 6, 2013 (Tuesday) at 21:51 UT. This moon is not visible anywhere on August 6. On August 7, it may be visible by naked eye in South America and Polynesian Islands. On August 7, with optical aids, it is possible to see in South Africa, and in Guyana South America. On August 7, with telescope, it is even possible to see in San Diego area. On August 8, it is visible everywhere except Northern Asia and Europe.

1st Day of Shawwal in Different Countries

Wednesday, 7 August 2013:

1. India (Hijri Committee of India - Calicut/Kozhikode, in Kerala - Birth of moon)

Thursday, 8 August 2013:

1. Algeria (Calculations)
2. Canada (FCNA/ISNA - Fiqh Council of North America/Islamic Society of North America)
3. China (Following MeccaCalendar.org)
4. Egypt - Moon Born before sunset & moon sets at least 5 minutes after sunset
5. France (CFCM - Conseil Français du Culte Musulman) Altitude > 5°, elongation > 8°  
6. Indonesia (Some groups follow calculations) Age > 8 hours, altitude > 2°, elongation > 3°
7. Ireland (ECFR - European Council for Fatwa and Research, Dublin, Ireland: Altitude > 5°, elongation > 8° somehwre on the globe)
8. Lebanon (Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah's Announcement)
9. Luxembourg (ECFR - European Council for Fatwa and Research, Dublin, Ireland: Altitude > 5°, elongation > 8° somehwre on the globe)
10. Malaysia (Age > 8 hours, altitude > 2°, elongation > 3°)
11. Tunisia (Criteria of age, or altitude, or sunset-moonset lag)
12. USA - Fiqh Council of North America/Islamic Society of North America. The criteria are Moon must be born before Sunset in Makkah, and moonset after sunset in Makkah. These criteria are not applicable for Eid-al-Adha, for which it is relied on Saudi Announcement of Hajj.