SRINAGAR: The moon sighting committee in Saudi Arabia declared that the Shawwal crescent could not be sighted in the Kingdom on Monday.
As a final result, the holy month of Ramadan will keep on till April 9, lasting 30 days. Eid Al Fitr will, therefore, be noticed on April 10.
The Supreme Court docket of Saudi Arabia experienced known as on all Muslims throughout the Kingdom to sight the Shawwal crescent on the night of Monday, Ramadan 29.
The sighting of the Shawwal moon marks the close of the holy month of Ramadan and the starting of Eid Al Fitr.
Before, the International Astronomical Center had mentioned that some international locations that marked the commencing of Ramadan on Monday, March 11, would anticipate a crescent sighting on Monday, April 8. On the other hand, this sighting might be unclear thanks to the moon location in advance of the solar, foremost to a conjunction developing soon after sunset.
Meanwhile, countries that started out Ramadan on Tuesday, March 12, can hope a moon crescent sighting on Tuesday, April 9. The middle explained that a sighting would be probable on that working day.
In the UAE, the Emirates Astronomical Culture also forecasts that Eid would start out on April 10.
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