Eid-ul-Adha 2025 moon sighting : Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA, UK, India, Europe Muslims to see Dhul Hijjah crescent, Pakistan’s moon sighting committee will meet in Islamabad today
Eid-ul-Adha 2025 moon sighting : Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA, UK, India, Europe Muslims to see Dhul Hijjah crescent, Pakistan’s moon sighting committee will meet in Islamabad today
Dhul Hijjah is the twelfth and final month of the Islamic lunar calendar and it holds great significance for Muslims worldwide as it is the month during which the annual pilgrimage – Hajj takes place in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia and marks the festival of Eid-ul-Adha (also known as Bakra Eid, Bakrid, Bakhreid, Eid al-Adha, Eid-ul-Zuha, Eid Qurban, Qurban Bayarami or the Feast of Sacrifice) on the tenth day of the month. Dhul Hijjah is considered a sacred month and it is a time of heightened devotion, reflection and acts of worship.
This year, Muslims in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, Syria, Iraq and other Arab states along with the UK, the US, France, Canada will look for the Eid-ul-Adha crescent moon on Tuesday May 27, 2025, which is the 29th of Dhul Qadah. If the crescent moon is sighted tonight, the month of Dhul Hijjah will begin on Wednesday May 28, 2025 and accordingly, Eid al Adha will be celebrated on the 10th of Dhul Hijjah i.e. on June 06, 2025 while Youmul Hajj or Arafat Day will be on June 05, 2025.
However, if the new moon is not sighted on Tuesday May 27, the next day will be counted as the 30th day of Dhul Qadah and the new month of Dhul Hijjah will begin on May 29, 2025. In such a situation, Eid al Adha, will be celebrated on June 07, 2025 and Youmul Hajj or Arafat Day (the key ritual of Hajj) will be on June 06, 2025.
Eid-ul-Adha 2025 in India, Pakistan and other countries
Pakistan’s moon sighting committee will meet in Islamabad today, Tuesday, to observe the crescent marking the beginning of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijjah and announce the dates for the Eid Al-Adha festival, the ministry of religious affairs said.
“The meeting of Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee for sighting the moon of Dhul Hijjah 1446 AH will be held in the evening of Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at Islamabad,” the ministry of religious affairs said in a notification.
Meetings of the zonal and district committees would also be held at their respective headquarters in parallel, it added.
The chairman of Pakistan’s moon sighting committee would subsequently announce a decision on the date for Eid Al-Adha based on testimonies received from different corners of the country about the sighting of the new crescent.
Eid Al-Adha is expected to fall on June 7 this year while the annual Hajj pilgrimage will commence on June 4.