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According to Crescent Moon Watch , a moon tracker run by the United Kingdom’s Nautical Almanac Office, Ramadan’s new moon will begin on February 28 at 3:45am Mecca time (00:45 GMT). A man looks at members of the Malaysian Islamic authority as they perform the “Rukyah Hilal Ramadan,” the sighting of the new moon to determine the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. The UAE Council for Fatwa called on the entire population of Dubai and the other emirates to watch out for the crescent moon of Ramadan on the evening of Friday February 28. Moon sightings signify the start of Ramadan and, once it has been spotted by the moon sighting committee, the ninth month of the Hijri calendar can officially begin. The exact date is determined by the sighting of the new moon. The first day of Ramadan in Mecca will be Saturday, March 1. Fasting can last for 29 or 30 days, depending on when the moon Based on these calculations, the dates of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr are established. May Allah (swt) keep us on the right path and accept our fasting and prayers. Ameen. Ramadan 1446 AH: The Astronomical New Moon will be born on the evening of Friday, February 28, 2025. So, the first day of Ramadan is Saturday, March 1, 2025, insha’Allah In 2024, Ramadan was anticipated between March 11 and April 9, according to the Islamic Networks Group, though the actual start of the month differed by about a day from location to location, as it typically does, depending on who observed the moon, when, and where. During Ramadan, Muslims around the world fast for 29 or 30 days. Because the Islamic calendar is based on the Moon while the Gregorian calendar is based on the Sun, the Ramadan date “wanders” through the year. The Islamic calendar uses the phases of the Moon to mark the months’ start and end dates. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Officials saw the crescent moon Sunday night in Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in Islam, marking the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan for many of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims. Muslims debate the correct process for determining the beginning of the month. Discover whether moon-sighting is the proper way to determine Ramadan. According to the Islamic lunar calendar, the sighting of a new crescent moon marks the start of Ramadan. Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is a sacred time of fasting, prayer, The Islamic calendar is entirely lunar-based, meaning Ramadan shifts earlier each year in the Gregorian calendar. In 2026, Ramadan will begin around Feb. 17-18, depending on when the crescent moon Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has called on Muslims to look out for the crescent moon of Ramadan on the evening of Friday, February 28; Legit.ng reports that the date corresponds with the 29th of Shaaban 1446 in the Islamic Hijri calendar; Ramadan—the ninth month of the Muslim calendar—is one of the most sacred times for Muslims Two Eclipses During Ramadan 2025. Between Ramadan’s start and end in 2025, two celestial events will occur: Total Lunar Eclipse (“Blood Moon”): March 13-14, 2025 Best visible from North and South America; Earth’s shadow will completely cover the moon; The moon will appear reddish due to sunlight filtering through Earth’s atmosphere The Saudi Supreme Court has not yet confirmed the official date of Ramadan after the moon sighting a few days or before Ramadan. Morocco. Ibrahim Akhyam, a researcher in the science of timekeeping and a member of the Islamic Moon Sighting Project, said that the start of Ramadan this year will most likely fall on March 2 in Morocco. With the holy month of Ramadan on the horizon, millions of Muslims around the globe are readying themselves for a time of fasting, prayer, and devotion. The precise onset of Ramadan, however, is based on moonsighting reports. In India, the first Roza (fast) will reportedly start either on March 1, 2025, or March 2, 2025, depending on the sighting of the crescent moon. Moonsighting and the Cities like Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, and Montreal have different prayer schedules, and the Ramadan in Canada 2025 Iftar time will vary based on location. The Hilal Committee of Canada will provide an official Ramadan calendar to help the Muslim community plan their fasting and prayers. Ramadan in Canada 2025: A Month of Devotion and The exact date is determined by the sighting of the new moon. The first day of Ramadan in Mecca will be Saturday, March 1. Fasting can last for 29 or 30 days, depending on when the moon Expected Start Date of Ramadan 2025. The Islamic calendar follows the lunar cycle, meaning that Ramadan starts with the sighting of the new moon. Based on astronomical predictions, Ramadan 2025 is expected to begin on the evening of Sunday, March 2, 2025, with the first fast observed on Monday, March 3, 2025. The moon is considered new when it begins its new cycle around the Earth. The moon goes through phases, starting with new moon, passing through crescent, half and gibbous moons, to the full moon, and back again. The time it takes the moon to go from one new moon to the next is known as the synodic month, and is 29.530589 days on average. Based on the crescent visisibility map for Ramadan 1446 AH, the hilal of 1 Ramadan will be visible on Friday evening from the South and North America regions. Muslims in that region will be able to see the slender crescent moon of 1 Ramadan 1446 AH easily with naked eyes.
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