Liibaan Posted August 17, 2012 Eid Al-Fitr To Begin Sunday: Egyptian Astronomy Institute Ahram Online, Thursday 16 Aug 2012 First day of Islamic Eid Al-Fitr holiday will fall on Sunday, according to officials from Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics Hatem Oda, head of Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), has declared that Saturday will be the last day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, meaning that the first day of the Eid Al-Fitr holiday will fall on Sunday. According to Islamic tradition, the Eid begins when the new moon can be spotted with the naked eye, indicating the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, which is either 29 or 30 days long. Ramadan this year is 30 days long, according to the NRIAG ____________________________ Eid Likely To Fall On Sunday For a 5-day Break: Astronomer Astronomical calculations show that Eid Al Fitr will fall on Sunday 19th August, said a noted astronomy expert in the UAE. Astronomy researcher and General Superviser of the Sharjah Planetarium Ibrahim Jarwan insisted that calculations show the crescent moon marking the beginning of the month of Shawwal will rise on Friday 17th August at 7.54pm. As the moonrise takes place 65 minutes after the sunset on that day, it will be impossible to see it because it will not be there on the horizon. The ideal time to watch the crescent moon ranges between 10 to 30 minutes after the sunset on a day, explained Al Jarwan. Thus Saturday will be the 30th day that completes the month of Ramadan, and the crescent will be visible on the horizon 17 minutes after the sunset, he added. If Eid Al Fitr falls on Sunday, people in the UAE will enjoy a 5-day Eid holiday starting from Friday and ending on Tuesday. Work will, then, resume on Wednesday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liibaan Posted August 17, 2012 To all muslims and Somalis everywhere, Eid Mubarak. Ciid Wanaagsan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Che -Guevara Posted August 17, 2012 Kheyr Mubarak Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oba hiloowlow Posted August 17, 2012 Noooo i hope eid is on saturday, have to work on sunday Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Che -Guevara Posted August 17, 2012 Apophis;857650 wrote: NASA has calculated the phases of the moon for the next 2000yrs . It says the 20th too. You remind me of someone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Macallinka Posted August 17, 2012 I have a strong feeling it will be on Saturday inshallah. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waranle_Warrior Posted August 17, 2012 Eid Mubarak to all of you. Let's wait sunset in Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries in that region including Somalia, where its prevalent to see the moon, if they see it it will be Eid on Saturday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
somalee Posted August 17, 2012 I think it's gonna be on Saturday. I hope so Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aaliyyah Posted August 17, 2012 Ciid wacan oo wanaagsan dhamaantiin. Ku ciida farxad, cafimaad, nabad, cisi iyo sharaf. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AYOUB Posted August 21, 2012 Apophis;857650 wrote: NASA has calculated the phases of the moon for the next 2000yrs . It says the 20th too. In Vietnam it was 19th. You should start taking lecture ferenchi with a punch of milix. 2000yrs kute. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AYOUB Posted August 21, 2012 ^ They're quite stable, aren't they? Violent big bang, fire, smoke and then Wiki calculator.* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AYOUB Posted August 21, 2012 Yes, Merry Eid. Let's call it quits before we start asking each other about our unstable corners and the non existent curve the universe wiki-leaks itself into. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
