Eid 2025 Moon Sighted in Saudi Arabia
The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Justice UAE, Religious Authorities and Moon Sighting Committees in Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Morocco, Jordan and other Arab states in separate appeals issued Thursday called upon the local residents to sight the crescent, new moon, of the month of Shawwal 1446 AH today i.e. Saturday 29th of Ramadan 1446 AH corresponding to March 29, 2025
Eid al Fitr 2025 Moon Announcement: The Crescent Moon of the Hijri month of Shawwal 1446 H has been sighted in Saudi Arabia, marking the end of the month of Ramadan, the Saudi Supreme Court announced on Saturday.
"Eid Al-Fitr - the annual Islamic celebration that runs for the first five days of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Hijri calendar, begins on Sunday, March 30, 2025", the Saudi Royal Court said.
The Eid Al-Fitr prayer will take place across the Kingdom on Sunday shortly after sunrise.
Meanwhile, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Palestine and part of Iraq along with North America have also confirmed Sunday March 30, 2025 as the first day of Eid al Fitr.
On the other hand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Oman, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Brunei, Tunisia, Algeria, Iran and the United Kingdom (UK) have confirmed Monday March 31, 2025 as the first day of Eid al Fitr.
06:35 PM (Makkah Time): The Shawwal Moon is sighted in Saudi Arabia, accordingly Sunday March 30, 2025 will be the First Day of Eid al Fitr 2025, reports from the Kingdom's observatories said.
The Saudi Royal Court is in the midst of the important meeting to deliberate on the Shawwal 1446 crescent sighting. An official announcement by the Royal Court confirming Eid Moon is expected any moment.
05:00 PM (Makkah Time): Saudi Arabia's Chief Astronomer Abdullah Al-Khudairi talking from Sudair observatory a little while ago said, "sighting of the Eid Crescent is possible today."
“Sunset today, Saturday, at the Sudair Observatory site is at 6:12 PM, and the Crescent Moon will set 8 minutes later. Whether its visibility duration is short or long, sighting the crescent is possible if the skies are clear", he said.
04:00 PM (Makkah Time): Saudi Supreme Court will meet after Maghrib Salah today to confirm the first day of Eid al Fitr in the Kingdom.
Likewise, Moon Sighting Committees and Religious authorities in the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and other Arab states will decide after sun set today the first day of the beginning of Eid 2025 celebrations.
An official announcement is expected around 06:30 PM Makkah Time.
02:30 PM (Makkah Time): Saudi Arabia Royal Court normally makes Eid Moon Announcements soon after the sun set based on reports from the Kingdom's observatories. Accordingly, a confirmation if the Eid Moon has sighted or not is expected by 06:30 PM today.
Eid 2025 in North America Sunday
Meanwhile, the Fiqh Council of North America has confirmed to celebrate Eid al Fitr on Sunday March 31, 2025.
"The Astronomical New Moon will be born on the evening of Saturday, March 29, 2025. On that evening the elongation is more than 8 degrees and the moon is more than 5 degrees above the sun. Hence the first day of Shawwal (Eid al-Fitr) is Sunday, March 30th, 2025, insha’Allah", the Council said.
The Australian Fatwa Council on the other hand announced Monday March 31, 2025 as the first day of Eid al Fitr in Australia where Islam is the second largest religion.
Meanwhile, Wifaqul Ulama (UK) in the United Kingdom has issued appeals to Muslims to sight the Eid Moon today as do the Muslim organisations in France, Germany and other western countries.
Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura also tentatively announced the first day of Eid al Fitr as Monday March 31, 2025.
01:15 AM (Makkah Time): The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Justice UAE, Religious Authorities and Moon Sighting Committees in Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Morocco, Jordan and other Arab states in separate appeals issued Thursday called upon the local residents to sight the crescent, new moon, of the month of Shawwal 1446 AH today i.e. Saturday 29th of Ramadan 1446 AH corresponding to March 29, 2025.
"In case the Eid crescent or the new moon is spotted Saturday local residents should report to the nearest court so that a decision to confirm the first day of Eid al Fitr 2025 is taken", they said.
The Royal Court of Saudi Arabia called on whoever sights the crescent with naked eyes or through binoculars to report to a nearest court and register his testimony, or report to an authority of a region's centre in his area.
As per the normal practice, the UAE has also announced the formation of a moon-sighting committee to spot the crescent.
"The committee will meet after Maghrib prayers on Saturday 29th of Ramadan 1446 AH corresponding to March 29, 2025 at Abu Dhabi Judicial Department to spot the crescent", the government sources said.
Eid al Fitr 2025 Moon sighting
Special arrangements have also been made and general appeals issued by the authorities in Qatar and other Gulf states including Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Muscat, Yemen, Sudan, Egypt, Tunisia, Iraq, Syria and Palestine to sight the Eid Moon today on Saturday 29th of Ramadan 1446 AH of the Islamic Calendar corresponding to March 29, 2025.
"Eid will be celebrated on Sunday March 30, 2025 if the new moon is spotted today. If the moon is not sighted today, then Sunday will mark a regular fasting day and Eid will be celebrated on Monday March 31, 2025", Saudi Royal Court said.
How Eid Moon is confirmed
Islamic Calendar is based on lunar system. Under this system, a new month begins with sighting of moon on 29th of every month. If the crescent is spotted on 29th, the prevailing month ends and the new month begin on the next day.
However, if the moon is not spotted on 29th, the next day is counted as the 30th day of the prevailing month and the new month starts a day later.
Accordingly, Eid al Fitr celebrations in Saudi Arabia will commence on Sunday March 30, 2025 if the New Moon is spotted in the Kingdom on Saturday. Else, the first day of Eid will be Monday March 31, 2025.
As for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen, also for Turkey, Egypt and Palestine, Eid al Fitr is normally celebrated in these countries along with Saudi Arabia.
Though these countries have their own observatories and moon committees, they normally go with the announcement made by Saudi Arabia.
Eid al Fitr 2025 Moon Sighting in other countries
Muslims in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and other South Asian countries will spot the Eid Moon on Sunday March 30, 2025, which coincides with the 29th day of Ramadan in these countries.
Similarly, Muslims in the United States (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Australia, Austria, New Zealand, Russia, Indonesia, Malaysia, France, Germany and other countries too will confirm the first day of Eid al Fitr on Saturday March 29, 2025.
The final decision will be taken Saturday by the moon sighting committee operating in these countries.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Palestine and other Arab countries have also announced Eid holidays that start from this Sunday.
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and other countries confirmed that Eid al Fitr 2025 holidays in these countries will begin on March 30, 2025. The Eid holidays in these countries vary from 2 day to a total of 9 days if combined with weekly off.
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