Eid Al-Adha to fall on Dec 8 - forecast

MOON SIGHTING: The Islamic Crescents Monitoring Project said Dec. 8 would be the first day of Eid Al-Adha. (Getty Images)

The first day of Eid Al-Adha will fall on Dec. 8, the Islamic Crescents Monitoring Project forecast on Tuesday.

The group said calculations show that Nov. 29 will be the first day of 'Zil Hijja', on which sighting of the crescent will be endorsed in some Muslim countries to be the beginning of the Dhu Al-Hijja month.

Eid Al-Adha is the Muslim feast of sacrifice marking the end of annual Haj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

The festival lasts for two to three days or more depending on the country and starts on the 10th day of the month of Dhu Al-Hijja of the lunar Islamic calendar.

The Islamic Crescents Monitoring Project was set up in 1998 and includes 400 scholars and moon sighting experts. Fans are encouraged worldwide to send their moon sighting findings through the website of the project.

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