For instance, in Saudi Arabia, where Islam was first ... phase of the moon, when the illuminated side of it is facing the sun and the night side is facing Earth, is the “new moon.” Ramadan ...

Shawwal, the Islamic month that succeeds Ramadan, begins right at the sighting of the crescent moon, or "Shawwal moon." The first day of Shawwal ... the waning crescent phase at 12% illumination ...

The Ramadan moon was not sighted, and the first day of the holy month would fall on Sunday (March 2) in Pakistan, announced the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee. The committee, headed by its ...

Muslims worldwide will see the waxing crescent moon in the sky on Friday night, the first night of Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. But guess what? When you search the skies for ...

The first day of fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Mecca will be Saturday, March 1, following the sighting of the crescent by the moon-sighting committee in Saudi Arabia. Other ...