With official news from Saudi Arabia that the new crescent moon has been sighted a date has been set for Eid al-Fitr – but not in every country. Many countries are yet to declare a sighting of the moon and some will celebrate a day later anyway due to differing dates for the first day of Ramadan.
Eid al-Fitr falls on either the day after the 29th or 30th night of Ramadan depending on when the moon is spotted. But some countries began Ramadan on March 23, like the UK, while others including India and Bangladesh started Ramadan on March 24 and will only start looking for the moon on Friday, April 21.
Many mosques and Muslim organisations in the UK have wished a Ramadan Mubarak and accepted the sighting of the moon in Saudi Arabia as confirmation Eid al-Fitr will begin on Friday. Others may wish to wait for a sighting in the UK, which is still not forecast until Friday, meaning Eid would be celebrated on Saturday.
