Ramadan 2025: Sighting the moon phase is important. Here's when the crescent moon is likely to be sighted in India and Saudi Arabia. Ramadan 2025: Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar ...

The first day of fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Mecca will be Saturday, March 1, following the sighting of the crescent by the moon-sighting committee in Saudi Arabia. Other ...

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 ...

Doha, Qatar: The Crescent Sighting Committee at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs called on all Muslims in the State of Qatar to investigate the sighting of the crescent moon of the holy ...

Based on the lunar calendar, the beginning of Ramadan is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon, a tradition that has been followed for centuries. Ramadan 2025: Know the fasting dates for ...

Today, March 24, 2025, the moon is 24 days old and is in the Waning Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 30% illuminated. Don't miss the upcoming total solar eclipse on March 29! Moon phase ...

The United Arab Emirates has called for moon sightings ahead of the start of Ramadan. The UAE Council for Fatwa called on the entire population of Dubai and the other emirates to watch out for the ...

According to the Ruhiyat-e-Hilal Committee Telangana, the crescent moon for Ramadan (also spelled Ramazan, Ramzaan or Ramzan) 2025 was not sighted tonight i.e. Friday February 28 hence ...

new moon, waxing crescent moon, first quarter moon, waxing gibbous moon, full moon, waning gibbous moon, last quarter moon, waning crescent moon. The 'full moon' phase is as close as we come to ...

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2025. The next full moon will be on Saturday, April 12. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 8:22 p.m. EDT (0022 GMT April 13), but local ...

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The festival begins with the sighting of the crescent moon, which usually appears one night after a new moon. In 2025, Ramadan is expected to begin on the evening of Friday 28 February ...