Beginning in 2026, the annual pilgrimage will shift into progressively cooler seasons—first spring, then winter—due to the Islamic lunar calendar’s annual drift of about 10 days. According ...

The holiday falls on the first day of Shawwal, the month following Ramadan in the Islamic lunar calendar. As the Islamic calendar is based on moon sightings, the exact date isn't fixed and is ...

Beginning in 2026, the pilgrimage will move into spring and then winter due to the Islamic lunar calendar’s annual drift of approximately 10 days. Hajj is expected to fall in the spring from ...

Meanwhile, India will be celebrating Eid on Monday (March 31). According to the customs of the Islamic lunar calendar or Hijri, the official confirmation about Eid Al Fitr will only come after the ...

The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar. Dates are calculated based on the lunar phases, and each new month begins when the waxing crescent moon appears in the sky. The 12-month lunar year is ...

Starting in 2026, the annual Islamic pilgrimage will begin shifting into cooler seasons Hajj will fall during the spring months from 2026 to 2033, before entering a prolonged winter cycle lasting ...

Eid is not on the same date every year. Like Ramadan, it follows the Islamic Hijri calendar, which is on a lunar cycle. Each year, the start and end of Ramadan and both Eid holidays fall about 11 ...

Starting in 2026, the Hajj pilgrimage will move into spring and continue progressing into winter due to the Islamic lunar calendar’s annual drift of approximately 10 days. It is expected that ...

The observance traditionally begins with the sighting of the new moon of the 10th month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The solemn festival is a specific day on which Muslims are not permitted to fast.

and is situated in the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. With anticipation building for this year's Eid al-Fitr, the exact date remains tied to lunar observations, expected to be either ...

Muslims worldwide are eagerly waiting for Eid-ul-Fitr, as Ramadan or Ramzan is in its final week. The festive occasion marks the conclusion of the month-long fast from dawn to dusk. In India, this ...

Saudi Arabia had more than 10 astronomical observatories used to search for the crescent moon to determine the start and end of the Islamic lunar calendar, including Ramadan and Eid. This means ...