Previously, Eid-Ul-Fitr was expected to fall on either Thursday or Friday.
It is believed that an error in the lunar citing to mark the onset of Ramadan caused the confusion.
The odd event happens only once in 30 years. The last time Ramadan ended in 28 days was in 1984.
Muslims across the world follow the lunar calendar which marks the onset of a new month based on the sighting of the new moon.
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