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When is Eid al-Fitr this year?
Muslim countries will be sighting the Eid moon on June 24 but astronomers predict it invisible to the naked eye in Asia.





Saudi Arabia's High Judicial Court called for sighting of the Eid moon on Saturday, which is the 29th day of Ramadan for Saudi Arabia and the 33 countries that started observing the fasting month on May 27.

If the moon is seen on Saturday, the first day of Eid al-Fitr will be on the next day, Sunday June 25. Otherwise Ramadan will carry on to 30 days.

Official Eid announcements are usually made within two hours from sunset because when the moon is new, it rises and sets with the sun (or within an hour).

Astronomers calculated the new moon birth to be at 02:31 GMT and that in Muslim-majority countries the moon will set below the horizon within 19-26 minutes from sunset.

Visibility of the moon crescent depends on the sighting location and on meteorological conditions. Meanwhile, moon sighters in Jordan posted a photo of the new moon taken with a telescope at midday.

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Visibility of the crescent moon on June 24 using the Yallop criterion [UK Hydrographic Office]
On June 24, the moon is set to be visible to the naked eye in Peru, Ecuador, and islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is also expected to be visible with optical aids in other parts of Latin America, in parts of the United States and in parts of Africa.

Turkey, and Muslim communities in Australia, Europe, and North America ( ISNA), are set to observe Eid al-Fitr from Sunday, based on astronomical calculations.

Malaysia announced on Saturday that it also will observe Eid al-Fitr from Sunday.

Conversely, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan started Ramadan on May 28 and therefore will be on the lookout for the Eid moon on Sunday, June 25.

In those countries, local moon sighting with the naked eye is the only method accepted to determine the beginning of the lunar month, whereas, in Saudi Arabia and most Arab countries, moon sighting with telescopes is also accepted.

On June 25, the moon is expected to be visible with the naked eye all over the world.

At the International Hijri Calendar Unity Congress held in Istanbul in May 2016, members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation voted in favour of adopting a unified lunar calendar.

However, local sighting continues to be the default policy in each country.
 
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