The holy month of Ramadan—the month of fasting between sunrise and sunset—in the Islamic Hijri calendar is defined by the new moon. Since it began on March 11 this year, does that mean in will ...

Islam follows the lunar calendar, based on phases of the Moon. Ramadan starts in its ninth month. Each year, the month begins around 11 days prior to when it started in the previous solar year.

However, its appearance will also signal the end of Ramadan ... on the lunar phases. It first appears in the southwestern sky shortly after sunset in the evenings after the new moon.

If a new Moon is not seen, Ramadan will be, by default, declared on Tuesday. The Muslim calendar is determined by Moon phases making each month last either 29 or 30 days. Islamic years span on ...

DUBAI--Officials saw the crescent moon Sunday night in Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in Islam, marking the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan for many of the world’s 1.8 ...