Ramadan 2017: First day of fasting on May 27 or May 28


With Ramadan one month away, the first
day of fasting will be confirmed on the
eve of May 27.





Based on astronomical calculations, the first

day of Ramadan will be May 27, the last will
be June 25.




RAMADAN 2017
ِCalculated to start May 27
10 days earlier than 2016
Eid between June 25 and 27


Moon sighters in Saudi Arabia and other
Muslim-majority countries were unable to
sight the moon on the eve of night and have
thus announced that Shaban, the last lunar
month before Ramadan, will start on
Thursday evening.
Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan,
Pakistan, Iran, and Malaysia have officially
confirmed the same.
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan will
begin either on Saturday, May 27 or on
Sunday, May 28, depending on moon
sighting on the eve of May 27.
Muslim lunar months last between 29 and 30
days, depending on sighting of the moon on
the 29th night of each month. If the moon is
not visible, the month will last 30 days.
By the Gregorian solar calendar, Ramadan
comes 10 to 12 days earlier each year. Last
year, the first day of Ramadan was on June
6, 2016.
In order to declare the beginning of
Ramadan, Saudi Arabia and other Muslim-
majority countries depend on the
testimonies of local moon sighters. The
Judicial High Court then makes a decision on
when Ramadan begins.
In the United States, the Fiqh Council of
North America (FCNA) announced that
Ramadan would be observed from May 27,
based on astronomical predictions.
Muslim communities in Europe will also
observe Ramadan starting from May 27, as
per the European Council of Fatwa and
Research and the Islamic Relief UK charity.
Astronomically the birth of a new moon can
be calculated, but the actual visibility of the
crescent depends on factors such as
atmospheric conditions, cloudiness, and the
distance between the sun and the moon on
the horizon.
Holy month
For Muslims, Ramadan is the month in
which the first verses of the Quran, Islam's
holy book, were revealed to the Prophet
Muhammad more than 1,400 years ago.
During Ramadan, Muslims abstain from
eating, drinking, smoking and sex from
sunrise to sunset. This fasting is intended to
bring the faithful closer to God and to
remind them of the suffering of those less
fortunate.
Ramadan fasting is one of the five pillars of
Islam, along with the Muslim declaration of
faith, daily prayer, charity and performing
the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
In Muslim-majority countries, offices are
required by law to reduce working hours,
and many restaurants are closed during
daylight hours.
WATCH: Is Ramadan becoming a business? (22:34)
Last year, fasting hours across the world
ranged between 11 and 22 hours .
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At the end of Ramadan, after 29 or 30 days,
Muslims celebrate the Eid al-Fitr
holiday. Eid al-Fitr in Arabic literally means
"festival of breaking the fast".
Depending on the actual start date of
Ramadan and moon sighting on the 29th
night of Ramadan, the Eid al-Fitr this year
will fall between Sunday, June 25 and
Tuesday, June

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