Home GCC UAE UAE astronomer predicts Eid Al Fitr start date The month of Ramadan is expected to be 30 days long this year by Staff writer May 14, 2019 The first day of Eid Al Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, is expected fall on Wednesday June 5 in the UAE, an astronomer has predicted. Eid, which marks the start of the month of Shawwal, will be determined after the sighting of the moon’s crescent. “There will be difficulty in observing the moon after sunset on June 3, so we can expect the month of Shawwal to start on different dates in different countries,” local daily Gulf News quoted Ebrahim Al Jarwan, general supervisor at Sharjah Planetarium as saying. “But in the UAE, we can make an educated guess that Ramadan will be 30 days long this year,” he said. The sighting of the crescent marks the end of Ramadan – when Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. Earlier this year, the UAE announced that public and private sector workers in the country will receive the same number of holidays to celebrate Eid Al Fitr. According to the official circular, holidays will be declared from the 29th of Ramadan until the 3rd of Shawwal. Read: UAE public and private sector to have same number of national holidays The official start of Eid Al Fitr will be revealed by the UAE’s moon sighting committee. Tags Eid al fitr eid al fitr 2018 eid al fitr UAE Eid holidays Lifestyle public holidays Ramadan Sharjah Planetarium 0 Comments You might also like Global Village Season 29: New features, experiences await visitors Dubai Fitness Challenge returns in October; details here The Independents Group looks at ME expansion, acquires Bureau Beatrice Breitling’s Georges Kern on revitalising the brand, its ‘140th’ milestone and more