Eid-al-Fitr 2024 LIVE Updates: The day of celebration of Eid festival totally depends on the Shawwal crescent moon sighting.
Eid-ul-Fitr 2024 moon sighting LIVE: Eid al-Fitr 2024 is expected to be observed on April 10 or 11 in India. However, it totally depends on the Shawwal crescent moon sighting. Eid al-Fitr or Ramadan Eid marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
Experts speculate that the moon sighting might be impacted by the total solar eclipse. Reports claim that the crescent moon might not be seen shortly after the eclipse - therefore, delaying the moon-sighting until April 9, 2024. The festival will be celebrated a day after the sighting of the crescent moon.
Eid-ul-Fitr 2024 moon sighting LIVE: Saudi says Eid holiday to start Wednesday — Why it's important for India?
Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's holiest shrines, announced Monday that the holiday of Eid al-Fitr marking the end of the Ramadan fast will begin on Wednesday. "Supreme Court declares tomorrow the last day of #Ramadan and Wednesday the first day of #Eid Al-Fitr," the official Saudi Press Agency said on its X account.
The moon sighting in Saudi Arabia holds significance for India. Due to the time difference, India, except Kerala, typically celebrates Eid a day later than Saudi Arabia. If moon is sighted in Saudi Arabia tomorrow, then India will celebrate Eid on Thursday, April 11.
Eid-ul-Fitr 2024 moon sighting LIVE: Bihar govt declares holiday for teachers on Eid
The Bihar government has announced holidays for school teachers on Eid-ul-Fitr and Ram Navami. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered that the holidays be given on April 10 and 11 for Eid-ul-Fitr and April 17 for Ram Navami, it said. According to a statement issued by the Education Department, the CM took "discomfiture" among teachers because of the residential training programme that deprived them of the holidays.
Eid-ul-Fitr 2024 moon sighting LIVE: Shawwal crescent moon sighting in US
The US Naval Observatory has said, "The sighting of the lunar crescent within one day of new moon is usually difficult. The crescent at this time is quite thin, has a low surface brightness, and can easily be lost in the twilight. Generally, the lunar crescent will become visible to suitably-located, experienced observers with good sky conditions about one day after new moon. However, the time that the crescent actually becomes visible varies quite a bit from one month to another. Naked-eye sightings as early as 15.5 hours after new moon have been reliably reported while observers with telescopes have made reliable reports as early as 12.1 hours after new moon."
Eid-ul-Fitr 2024 moon sighting LIVE: Shawwal crescent moon sighting in Pakistan
Eid-ul-Fitr 2024 moon sighting: In Pakistan, the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee to meet on Tuesday evening for Shawwal moon sighting. The Met Office predicted that the first day of Eid ul Fitr would fall on April 10, as the Shawwal moon was expected to be sighted on April 9. PMD said the crescent would be born on April 8 at 11:21 pm and it would be aged between 19 and 20 hours the next day around Maghrib prayer.
Eid-ul-Fitr 2024 moon sighting LIVE: Shawwal crescent moon sighting in Morocco
Eid-ul-Fitr 2024 moon sighting: Morocco’s Islamic Affairs Ministry announced that the crescent moon sighting for Eid Al Fitr will take place on Tuesday.
Eid-ul-Fitr 2024 moon sighting LIVE: Shawwal crescent moon sighting in Australia
The Australian Fatwa Council has confirmed that the Shawwal crescent will be born on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at specific times in Sydney and Perth and it will be the last day of Ramadan while Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
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