Saudi Arabia has called on all Muslims in the Kingdom to sight ramadan's crescent on the evening of Friday, February 28, the Supreme Court announced on Wednesday. The date corresponds to the 29 Shaban AD in the umm Al Qura calendar which has been developed by the country to determine dates and month.

In India, the Ramadan 2025 crescent moon is expected to be sighted on the evening of Saturday, March 1, 2025, and the auspicious month will commence on March 2.

According to Crescent Moon Watch (PDF), a moon tracker run by the United Kingdom’s Nautical Almanac Office, Ramadan’s new moon will begin on February 28 at 3:45am Mecca time (00:45 GMT). On February 28, the new moon should be visible only in the Pacific, North America and parts of South America.

Get the accurate Ramadan 2025 date for Saudi Arabia, India, UAE, Pakistan, and global timings. Know the start and end dates of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting, prayer, and reflection.

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It is marked by fasting for a month from dawn until sunset, known as Roza, and the end of Ramadan is marked by a celebration called Eid al-Fitr.

Muslims worldwide await the crescent moon sighting, marking Ramadan’s beginning. Here’s when India and Saudi Arabia will observe the holy month’s start.

Dubai: Kuwait’s Ministry of Justice announced that the Moon Sighting Board will meet on Friday evening at the Supreme Judicial Council in Mubarak Al Abdullah suburb to observe the crescent moon marking the beginning of Ramadan.