Dubai, March 29, 2025 – Countries in the Arab world have fixed the Eid-el fitri, the end of Ramadan Sallah, for Monday, March 31, 2025, as the crescent moon was not sighted by sunset on Saturday.
According to the Islamic rules, the sighting of the Shawwal crescent will officially signal the end of Ramadan and the start of Eid Al Fitr.
The Gulf News reports that most countries in this area did not see the crescent moon by sunset on Saturday and conclude it will be sighted on Sunday, March 30, 2025.
In an exclusive statement to Gulf News, Emirati Astronomer and Chairman of the Emirates Astronomy Society, as well as a member of the Arab Union for Space and Astronomy, Ibrahim Al-Jarwan, revealed that precise astronomical calculations indicate the impossibility of sighting the Shawwal crescent after sunset on Saturday, March 29, 2025 (corresponding to 29 Ramadan 1446 AH).
Based on these calculations, the Emirates Astronomy Society anticipates that Ramadan will be completed in full 30 days, with Sunday, March 30, 2025, marking the last day of the holy month.
Consequently, Eid Al-Fitr is expected to fall on Monday, March 31, 2025.
Follow these updates to find out the official date of Eid Al Fitr in some of these countries according to the Gulf News:
05:48 PM, 29 March 2025
Pakistan announces first day of Eid Al Fitr
Pakistan has officially announced Eid Al Fitr will be observed on Monday. Today, the 28th day of Ramadan, concludes with sunset. The crescent moon is expected to be sighted by the naked eye tomorrow, Sunday.
05:25 PM, 29 March 2025
India confirms first day of Eid Al Fitr
India has confirmed Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated on Monday. As today marks the 28th day of Ramadan, the Shawwal crescent is expected to be visible to the naked eye tomorrow, Sunday.
04:36 PM, 29 March 2025
Bangladesh confirms first day of Eid Al Fitr
Bangladesh has officially declared Monday, March 31, as Eid Al Fitr. With the sun set marking the 28th day of Ramadan, the crescent moon is expected to be visible to the naked eye tomorrow, Sunday.
04:25 PM, 29 March 2025
Indonesia confirms first day of Eid Al Fitr
Indonesia has officially announced that Eid Al Fitr will be observed on Monday, March 31, following the failure to sight the Shawwal crescent moon on Saturday.
03:37 PM, 29 March 2025
Partial solar eclipse seen across Western Arab region
The International Astronomy Center announced that on March 29, a partial solar eclipse — covering up to 94 per cent of the sun — occurred at 10:47 GMT (2:47 PM local time). The event was visible from parts of the western Arab world.
Bangladesh confirms first day of Eid Al Fitr
Bangladesh has officially declared Monday, March 31, as Eid Al Fitr. With the sun set marking the 28th day of Ramadan, the crescent moon is expected to be visible to the naked eye tomorrow, Sunday.
04:25 PM, 29 March 2025
Indonesia confirms first day of Eid Al Fitr
Indonesia has officially announced that Eid Al Fitr will be observed on Monday, March 31, following the failure to sight the Shawwal crescent moon on Saturday.
03:37 PM, 29 March 2025
Partial solar eclipse seen across Western Arab region
The International Astronomy Center announced that on March 29, a partial solar eclipse — covering up to 94 per cent of the sun — occurred at 10:47 GMT (2:47 PM local time). The event was visible from parts of the western Arab world.
03:24 PM, 29 March 2025
Malaysia announces first day of Eid Al Fitr
Malaysia has officially proclaimed that Eid Al Fitr will be observed on Monday, March 31. As the sun sets on the 28th day of Ramadan, it is anticipated that the crescent moon will be visible to the naked eye on Sunday.
02:37 PM, 29 March 2025
Brunei confirms first day of Eid Al Fitr
Brunei has officially confirmed that Eid Al Fitr will be observed on Monday, March 31. Although Eid falls on Monday, Ramadan in Brunei will last 29 days, as today marks the 28th day of the holy month, with fasting having begun on March 2. The crescent moon is expected to be visible to the naked eye tomorrow, Sunday, signaling the end of Ramadan and the beginning of Eid celebrations.
Australia confirms first day of Eid Al Fitr
The Australian Fatwa Council has announced that Monday, March 31, 2025, will be the first day of Eid Al Fitr in Australia, based on astronomical data and moon sighting conditions for Shawwal 1446 AH.
After consulting astronomical observatories and scientific institutions specializing in crescent sighting, the council confirmed that the Shawwal crescent will be born on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at 9:57 PM Sydney time (AEST) and 6:57 PM Perth time (AWST)—both occurring after sunset. Since the new moon will not be visible before sunset, Shawwal cannot begin on that day.
As a result, Ramadan will complete 30 days, with Sunday, March 30, 2025, marking the last day of the holy month.
