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Many Muslims across the world will mark the end of Ramadan today to celebrate Eid al-Fitr.. It comes after Saudi Arabia announced the sighting of the moon last night. Mosques all across the city ...
Moon sighting (Arabic: رؤية الهلال) refers to the act of observing a new crescent moon and is one of the ways to determine the beginning of a lunar month in religion. [ 1 ] [ better source needed ] On the Islamic calendar , a month begins with the sighting of the new crescent Moon.
Eid al-Fitr begins at sunset on the night of the first sighting of the crescent moon. The night on which the moon is sighted is celebrated as Chand Raat in countries like Bangladesh .
Chaand Raat is a time of celebration when families and friends gather in open areas at the end of the last day of Ramadan to spot the new moon, which signals the arrival of the Islamic month of Shawwal and the day of Eid. Once the moon is sighted, people wish each other Eid Mubarak ("Blessings of the Eid day").
If a new moon is visible with the naked eye while "moon sighting," Eid al-Fitr should be celebrated the next day. Mauricio Restrepo Del Toro / 500px - Getty Images. When is Eid al-Fitr in 2024?
The date for Eid al-Adha is subject to sighting the new moon of Dhul-Hijjah, the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar. The crescent moon is forecast to arrive on Thursday, June 19, 2023.
Eid al-Etihad: عيد الاتحاد For Eid al-Fitr, Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Islamic New Year and The Prophet's Birthday are determined by Moon Sighting.
While it can vary based on moon sightings in different parts of the world, this year Eid al-Adha is predicted to begin at sunset on June 16, 2024, according to Islamic Relief Worldwide.