Ramadan 2025 is expected to begin on March 1, but the final confirmation depends on the sighting of the crescent moon on February 28. This year, an unusual celestial alignment means that many ...

Ramadan commences when a small sliver of the moon, known in astronomical terms as the “waxing crescent,” emerges and becomes visible. And that’s true across the Islamic world.

UPDATE: Moon spotters in Saudi Arabia have verified that the crescent moon was seen Saturday morning and Eid al-Fitr will be on Sunday, March 30, 2025, according to MorrocoWorld.com. The holy ...

Several Muslim countries follow the announcement from Saudi Arabia, the Prophet's birthplace, in declaring the start of Ramadan. Although this group, one of 12 moon-sighting teams deployed around the ...

Similarly, the Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins with the sighting of the crescent moon on Feb. 28, following the new moon, and concludes with Eid al-Fitr at the next crescent moon.

Imran Khan's government has drawn the ire of conservative mullahs with calls for a science-based lunar calendar to calculate the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Pakistan, which faces ...

Ramadan commences when a small sliver of the moon, known in astronomical terms as the “waxing crescent,” emerges and becomes visible. And that’s true across the Islamic world.