Saudi Arabia‘s Supreme Court has called on all Muslims to sight the crescent of Shawwal month on Thursday, 29th of Ramadan for this year 1444 AH, according to a Twitter post by UAEBARQ.
Eid Al Fitr 2023
If the Moon is spotted on Thursday, then Eid Al Fitr will be celebrated on Friday, April 21. Saudi Arabia has already declared a four-day weekend for Eid Al Fitr, which will run from April 20 to April 23.
Aside from Saudi Arabia, the UAE Moon sighting committee also called on all Muslims to spot the crescent Moon on Thursday night to mark the beginning of Eid Al Fitr 2023.
The UAE has officially declared a four-day holiday on account of Eid Al Fitr for both private and public sector employees, which will run from Thursday, April 20 until Sunday, April 23
On Sunday, the International Astronomy Centre said that Eid Al Fitr could fall on Saturday, April 22, based on moon sighting.
“The countries of the Islamic world will investigate the crescent of the month of Shawwal (Eid al Fitr 1444 AH) on Thursday, April 20, 2023 AD. Seeing the crescent on Thursday is not possible with the naked eye from anywhere in the Arab and Islamic world,” the International Astronomy Centre said via a Twitter post.
“Seeing the crescent on Thursday is not possible with a telescope in most countries of the Arab and Islamic world, with the exception of parts of West Africa starting from Libya, but vision remains very difficult and requires an accurate telescope, a professional observer and exceptional weather conditions, and the combination of these factors is rare, and therefore it is not expected to see the crescent, even using a telescope, from anywhere in the Arab world, unless the aforementioned conditions are available.
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