Each Islamic month lasts either 29 or 30 days, depending on the moon’s visibility. Consequently, a lunar year is ...

based on the moon’s cycles – unlike the Gregorian calendar, which follows the sun. As such, dates on the Islamic calendar come 10–12 days earlier each year. This means the dates of both Eids ...

Eid al-Fitr, the joyous festival marking the end of Ramadan, is expected to be celebrated on Sunday, March 30, subject to the sighting of the Shawwal moon ... the Islamic Hijri calendar, which ...