It is the holy month of Ramadan around the world and Muslims are observing fasts, offering prayers and refraining from evil acts to seek closeness to God. Soon, the month of great significance will come to an end, marked by Eid ul-Fitr. The first day of the month of Shawwal is one of the two festivals celebrated by Muslims around the world and is observed by the sighting of the new moon.
In various parts of the world, the new moon is sighted on different days. So people living in a particular region or a country will celebrate Eid ul-Fitr depending on when the new moon is seen. After sighting the new moon on the 29th or 30th day of Ramadan, Muslims are no longer required to fast from dawn to sunset. It marks the end of Ramadan.
This year, the first day of Ramadan was observed on 17 or 18 June in different parts of the world. In India, the first fast was observed on 19 June 2015. Assuming the new moon is sighted after 30 days, Muslims in India will celebrate Eid ul-Fitr on 19 July, 2015. However, as it has happened in the past, the moon is sighted after Muslims observe the 29th fast. In that case, Eid ul-Fitr will be celebrated on 18 July.
In countries like Saudi Arabia, it is common that Eid ul-Fitr falls a day before in India. The holy month of Ramadan is also announced early in the Middle East. Below is the list of different countries that will celebrate Eid ul-Fitr on different dates. The dates listed below are based on the astronomical calculations and on completion of 30 days of Ramadan.
- Eid ul-Fitr 2015 in the U.S.: Saturday, 18 July
- Eid ul-Fitr 2015 in United Kingdom: Saturday, 18 July
- Eid ul-Fitr 2015 in Saudi Arabia: Saturday, 18 July
- Eid ul-Fitr 2015 UAE: Saturday, 18 July
- Eid ul-Fitr 2015 in Pakistan: Saturday, 18 July
- Eid ul-Fitr 2015 in Morocco: Saturday, 18 July
- Eid ul-Fitr 2015 in Australia: Saturday, 18 July
- Eid ul-Fitr 2015 in Qatar: Saturday, 18 July
- Eid ul-Fitr 2015 in Dubai: Saturday, 18 July
- Eid ul-Fitr 2015 in India: Sunday, 19 July
The dates are subject to vary based on when the new moon is seen and as per decisions made by individual Islamic committees in different countries.
