A new "supermoon" on Feb. 27, 2025, foreshadows the start of Ramadan, a total lunar eclipse on March 13-14 and a partial solar eclipse on March 29.

But what unites all Muslims is the observance of the new crescent moon in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. For instance, in Saudi Arabia, where Islam was first established by the prophet ...

Along with prayers and acts of charity, fasting is a tenet of the Islamic month of Ramadan. When it will be observed in 2025 and what it means.

Also known as the Hijri calendar, the Islamic calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, unlike the more widely used Gregorian calendar, which is based on the sun. The lunar calendar is used ...

Ramadan dates vary each year based on the Islamic lunar calendar, with the start determined by moon sightings. Stay with Newsweek for updates on Ramadan observances. The United Arab Emirates' Ramadan ...

The Ramadan moon was not sighted, and the first day of the holy month would fall on Sunday in Pakistan, announced the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.The committee, headed by its chairman ...

The Sultan of Sokoto and president- general, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared today, March 1, ...

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic, or Hijri, calendar. Muslims believe that ... always depends on the sighting of the crescent moon. The holy month moves approximately 11 days earlier ...

The holy month of Ramadan will start on March 1 in Saudi Arabia with the sighting of a new crescent moon. In the Islamic calendar, a new month begins with the crescent moon, which is when the moon ...

Muslims in Nigeria are already in the Ramadan 2025 mood. Legit.ng presents to you all the live updates as followers of Islam wait for the start date of holy period.