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The Islamic calendar does not follow the sun; rather, it follows the lunar cycle and the phases of the moon. is the “new moon.” Ramadan commences when a small sliver of the moon, known in If the moon is sighted, the month of Ramadan begins, with the first fasting day being March 1. Otherwise, Shaaban will complete 30 days, and the first fasting day will be March 2. Advertisement Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar; the month cycles through the seasons. The start of the month traditionally depends on the sighting of the crescent moon. This year, the first day is expected to be on or around March 1. When Is The ‘Blood Moon’ Total Lunar Eclipse And The Solar Eclipse? The total lunar eclipse on March 13-14, 2025, and the partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025, are unrelated to Ramadan. 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. Traditionally, Ramadan starts when those authorities observe the first signs of the new crescent moon, around a day or two after the new moon, meaning that clear skies in one area and cloudy skies in another could alter the month’s specific starting time. 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. The beginning of the month of Ramadan is marked by the spotting of the crescent (new moon). 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. How is the first day of Ramadan determined? It takes the moon 29.5 days to complete a lunar cycle. As a month cannot have half a day, some Islamic months will have 29, while others will have The moon phases of Ramadan. Lunar months last between 29 and 30 days, depending on the sighting of the new moon on the 29th night of each month. If the new moon is not visible, the The sighting of a new crescent moon – when the Moon appears as a slim sliver of light in the sky – marks the beginning of a new month in the Islamic calendar. In 2025, the holy month of Ramadan is expected to begin on the evening of 28 February in the UK. The exact date however depends on when the Moon is first seen. 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. 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. But from there, things start to get complicated and decentralize quickly, Kugle said. The moon makes one full rotation around the earth every 29.5 days, which makes one lunar month. How does the Moon Shape Change Every Night? This figure shows how the moon starts as a thin waxing crescent and it grows into a half-moon, waxing gibbous, full moon, then back to waning gibbous, half-moon, waning crescent, and finally into a new moon. Ramadan is not uniformly observed globally — the start date can vary by country or even be different mosque to mosque in the same city for a variety of reasons. it follows the lunar cycle Ramadan 2025 crescent moon sighting: A rare celestial event is set to occur on the first day of Ramadan (also spelled Ramzan, Ramzaan, or Ramazan) in 2025, which falls on March 1. This unique Why Ramadan 2025 Ends With A Solar Eclipse. Saturday, Mar. 29 — the date of March's new moon — is the year's first solar eclipse. This deep partial solar eclipse, visible at sunrise in eastern The invisible phase of the moon, when the illuminated side of it is facing the sun and the night side is facing Earth, is the “new moon.” 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. 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.
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