Eid-ul-Fitr 2022: Will Shawwal Crescent Moon Be Visible In India And Pakistan today? Know Details Here
The crescent was not sighted yesterday, the people of Saudi Arabia are observing the fast today. They will celebrate the Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday, May 2. The UAE, Qatar, and other middle east countries will also celebrate the festival on Monday.
The date of Eid-ul-Fitr in India, Pakistan Or Bangladesh will be decided by various moon sighting committees based on the sighting of the crescent.
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If it is sighted today, Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated tomorrow which is unlikely as usually, India, Pakistan and other South Asian countries celebrates the festival a day after it is observed in Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile in Pakistan The main meeting of the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will be held at the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony in Islamabad with Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad in the chair, while the zonal committees will sight the Shawwal crescent in their respective areas.
Maulana Azad will announce the final decision about the sighting of the crescent.
If the moon is spotted today, Pakistan will mark Eidul Fitr tomorrow (Monday).
However, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said that there are no chances of the Shawwal moon being sighted today and therefore, Eidul Fitr may fall on Tuesday in Pakistan.
According to astronomical parameters, there is a No Chance of sighting the new moon of Shawwal, 1443 AH on the evening of 01-05-2022 i.e. on 29th of Ramazan, 1443 AH.
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— Pak Met Department محکمہ موسمیات (@pmdgov) April 29, 2022
Meanwhile, South Waziristan in Pakistan and Afghanistan are celebrating Eid today after sighting the Shawwal moon yesterday