The ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan, is set to begin on March 23 in Saudi Arabia.
The first day of Ramadan is anticipated to occur on March 23, Thursday, according to a report from an Arab media outlet by Dr. Abdullah Al-Massand, a former astronomy professor at Al-Qassim University in Saudi Arabia and the deputy chairman of the Meteorological Society.
As a result of the crescent lighting up on Shaban 29 just before sunset, Dr. Massand believed that the holy month of Shaban would have 30 days.
Additionally, he mentioned that the sun and moon will align on March 21 at 8:23 p.m., or on Shaban 29, the day after the month. As a result, he continued, March 23 will mark the start of Ramadan.
Prior to this, Ibrahim Al-Jarwan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Astronomy Society, had also predicted that Eid ul Fitr would probably occur on April 21 and that the first day of the holy month would probably be observed on March 23.
The Saudi government states that the first moon sightings for the holy month will start after sunset on March 21.
It should be noted that the eighth month of the Islamic calendar began on February 21 when the Shaban crescent was seen in Pakistan.
