Eid-ul-Fitr 2024

Eid-ul-Fitr 2024 moon sighting highlights: Muslims throughout India, Pakistan, Australia, Singapore, Bangladesh and other South Asian countries geared up to sight the new crescent moon on the evening of Tuesday, April 09, 2024 corresponding to Ramadan 29, 1445 Hijri, that would mark the end of Ramadan and the onset of the month of Shawwal with Eid-ul-Fitr as its first day. Since the Shawwal crescent moon was not sighted by Muslims in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, USA, United Kingdom and other countries in the Middle East and West on April 8 evening, they continued to fast today and will mark chand raat on Tuesday evening while Muslims in South Asian countries including India, Pakistan, Australia, Singapore, Bangladesh etc looked for the Shawwal crescent after breaking the fast this evening and maghrib prayers.

Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal, the tenth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, after the sighting of the new moon or crescent moon. It is a major Islamic festival where "Eid" means "celebration" and "Fitr" means "breaking of the fast" and is celebrated by Muslims worldwide but the exact date of the festival varies each year, as Islam follows a lunar calendar that is based on the sighting of the new moon and this year, Ramadan in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia, Singapore etc is expected to get over on either Tuesday, April 09 or Wednesday, April 10, 2024 as the crescent was sighted in different regions while is was not visible in a majority of states in India.

Eid-ul-Fitr 2024 moon sighting highlights: The crescent moon of Shawwal was sighted tonight in two states in India and some cities in Pakistan while the Muslims in rest of our country to continue fasting along with Bangladesh and other South Asian countries as Eid-ul-Fitr will now be celebrated on Thursday, April 11, except in Kerala, Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, where the crescent was sighted tonight hence, they will celebrate together with the Muslims in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, USA, United Kingdom and other countries in the Middle East and West. Chand raat in Kerala, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan will be tonight i.e. on Wednesday, April 09 while Eid-ul-Fitr for rest of India will be celebrated on Thursday, April 11, 2024, indicating that Muslims here will observe a 30-day fast like their brethren in Middle East and West this Ramadan, instead of 29 days of fasting.