Remembering the many blessings of Allah (swt), Muslims will celebrate `Eid Al-Fitr, which crowns the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, is set to start on Sunday, March 30.

Religious authorities in Saudi Arabia have announced that the new moon of Shawwal, the 10th month of Islamic calendar, was sighted on Saturday, March 29.

“The crescent moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia. #EidAlFitr will be celebrated on Sunday, 30th March 2025,” Haramain page on X reported.

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Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait have announced that Sunday, March 30, 2025, will be the first day of Eid al-Fitr, following the confirmed sighting of the crescent moon of Shawwal on Saturday evening.

Russia, Nigeria, and Turkey have also announced Eid on Sunday.

Monday

In Egypt, Dar Al-Iftaa or fatwa house said the moon wasn’t sighted on Saturday and that `Eid would be celebrated on Monday. Syria, Tunisia, and Jordan also announced that the first day of Eid will fall on Monday.

Also, Oman, Iran, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh have officially confirmed Monday, March 31, as the first day of `Eid Al-Fitr after they were unable to sight the crescent of Shawwal.

Australia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia will also mark Eid Al-Fire on Monday.

Eid Al-Fitr is one the two main Islamic religious festivals along with `Eid Al-Adha.

Moonsighting has always been a controversial issue among Muslim countries, and even scholars seem to be at odds over the issue at times.

While one group of scholars proclaims that Muslims in a particular region are to follow the same moon-sighting as long as people in that region share one part of the night, another group maintains that Muslims everywhere should abide by the lunar calendar of Saudi Arabia.

There is also a third opinion which states that once an authority in charge of ascertaining the sighting of the moon in a given country makes a statement, then Muslims in the country should all abide by this.