There had been confusion earlier over conflicting reports regarding the sighting of the moon in Nigeria.

In addition to the established traditional and Islamic leaders in each locality, he said members of the National Moon-Sighting Committee (NMSC) can be contacted to report any credible and positive ...

Ramadan is expected to began around March 1 and will last through around March 29, according to the Islamic Network Group. The exact date always depends on the sighting of the crescent moon.

Ramadan commences when a small sliver of the moon, known in astronomical terms as the “waxing crescent,” emerges and becomes visible. And that’s true across the Islamic world.

12:20 PM EST UAE confirms Ramadan 2025 will begin on March 1 The United Arab Emirates' Ramadan Crescent Moon Sighting Committee has announced that Ramadan 2025 will begin on Saturday, March 1.

Ramadan is determined by the Islamic lunar calendar which begins with the sighting of the crescent moon. In Malaysia on Friday, the Islamic authorities conducted a moon sighting to determine the ...

Several Muslim countries follow the announcement from Saudi Arabia, the Prophet's birthplace, in declaring the start of Ramadan. Although this group, one of 12 moon-sighting teams deployed around the ...

Saudi Arabia announced on Friday that the holy month of Ramadan will begin on Saturday, March 1, following the sighting of the Ramadan crescent moon in the Kingdom.

Ramadan is not uniformly observed globally — the start date can vary by country or even be different mosque to mosque in the same city for a variety of reasons. But it all starts with a sighting ...