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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). 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 countries—including India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE—will observe the moon on the same night, a rare moment of unity. Muslims around the globe observe the holy month of Ramadan every year, crescent moon, which usually appears one night after a new moon. In 2025, Ramadan is expected to begin on the evening of So when you overlay annual Ramadan occurrences over the Gregorian calendar, it gives the appearance of falling further back each year, some 10 to 12 days each time. In fact, it takes Ramadan 33 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 This year, the holy month of Ramadan begins at the first sighting of the crescent Moon on the evening of Friday, February 28, 2025. Learn about how—and why—Ramadan is observed. Each year, the dates of Ramadan fluctuate, as its start is based on the phases of the moon. The start is determined by a moon sighting committee in Saudi Arabia, and Ramadan begins the day after Ramadan 2025 will commence with the first sighting of the youngest crescent moon just hours after February's new moon, ending just hours after a solar eclipse. Ramadan officially begins when the month of Shaban, the eighth month of the Islamic (Hijri) calendar, ends. This year, the holy month of Ramadan is expected to begin on Friday, Feb. 28, or Saturday, March 1, 2025. The exact timing is based on the sighting of the moon. When will Ramadan 2025 end? Ramadan 2025: Muslims around the world will observe Ramadan in 2025, expected to begin on the evening of March 1. The start of Ramadan is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon. This holy month involves deep spiritual reflection, fasting from dawn until sunset, and increased devotion. Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has called on Muslims to sight the crescent moon of Ramadan on the evening of Friday, February 28. The date corresponds with the 29th of Shaaban 1446 in the Islamic Also read | Ramadan 2025 date for different countries: Muslims in Saudi Arabia, India, UAE, Pakistan to sight crescent moon together. Ramadan 2025: The crescent moon will be sighted on the evening Ramadan Changes Every Year. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar.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. This year, the first day of Ramadan 2025 is expected to fall on March 1, and the Ramadan crescent moon is likely to be sighted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the evening of February 28, 2025 In a rarest of the rare move, Muslims across the world will spot the Ramadan crescent moon together this year as coincidently, Muslims in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan Ramadan 2025: Muslims around the world are getting ready for Ramadan 2025. The start of the holy month depends on the sighting of the crescent moon. This year, a rare event will happen as countries like India, Pakistan, and the Gulf nations will look for the moon on the same evening, February 28, 2025. Saudi has officially put out the call for everyone to keep an eye out for the crescent moon on Friday February 28, 2025. Now’s the time to mark your calendars. Why the rush to spot the moon, you ask? Well, this celestial sighting marks the Ramadan start date, and it’s a big deal. In a rarest of the rare move, Muslims across the world will spot the Ramadan crescent moon together this year because coincidently, Muslims in India, Pakistan and other South Asian countries So when you overlay annual Ramadan occurrences over the Gregorian calendar, it gives the appearance of falling further back each year, some 10 to 12 days each time. In fact, it takes Ramadan 33 years to circle the entire Gregorian calendar and all four seasons.
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