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Saudi Arabia moon-sighting Ramadan 2024

Saudi Arabia invites people in the country to sight Ramadan crescent moon on Sunday, March 10

Ramadan 2024 dates Saudi moon

Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has called on all Muslims in the Kingdom to sight the Ramadan crescent on 29/8/1445 AH, in the Umm al-Qura calendar, corresponding to Sunday, March 10, 2024.

The Supreme Court asks that people who see it with the naked eye or through binoculars notify the nearest court to record the testimony there or contact the nearest center to help them get to the nearest court.

Ramadan is a significant month in the Islamic calendar, observed by millions of Muslims around the world with fasting, prayer, and charitable acts.

Saudi Arabia Ramadan 2024 moon-sighting

Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic lunar calendar. With 12 months and either 354 or 355 days in the Islamic year the corresponding date is slightly different each year.

Ramadan 2024 will only officially begin when a moon-sighting committee confirms it has seen the crescent moon.

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