Eid al-Fitr on Wednesday According To Accurate Astronomical Information

Ibn al-Haytham Association for Science and Astronomy in Ain Fakroun confirmed the Eid al-Fitr will be on Wednesday July 6, as accurate astronomical calculations indicate that the central pairing will be at 11:01 UTC here on Monday.

Member of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences, and a member of the Islamic Project to Monitor the Crescents, and Head of the Assembly, Zeroual Zineddine, said that it is impossible to see the moon in all the capitals of Arab countries in the holy month of Shawal on Monday, July 4, 2016 due to several reasons, the moon’s down across the most Arab countries before the sunset, or the moon’s stay after sunset shortly, then the moon is eligible to vision in the meantime.

“New moon will be down before the sunset in the capitals, Arab and Islamic cities ranging between 1 and 12 minutes, except for some countries.”