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The date for Eid al-Adha is subject to sighting the new moon of Dhul-Hijjah, the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar. The crescent moon is forecast to arrive on Thursday, June 19, 2023.
While Eid al-Adha is always on the same day of the Islamic calendar, the date on the Gregorian calendar varies from year to year since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar and the Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar. The lunar calendar is approximately eleven days shorter than the solar calendar.
Both Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha follow a period of 10 holy days or nights: the last 10 nights of Ramadan for Eid al-Fitr, and the first 10 days of Dhu al-Hijjah for Eid al-Adha. The Night of Power (Arabic: لیلة القدر, romanized: Laylat al-Qadr), one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan, is the holiest night of the year.
Islamic calendar stamp issued at King Khalid International Airport on 10 Rajab 1428 AH (24 July 2007 CE). The Hijri calendar (Arabic: ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, romanized: al-taqwīm al-hijrī), or Arabic calendar, also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days.
Curious when Eid al-Fitr us in 2023? Its timing is related to the cycles of the moon. Here's what we know for this year's time and date.
Learn when Eid al-Fitr 2023 will begin and how long the holiday lasts. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...
Calendar: Islamic calendar: Month number: 1: ... (grey) and Shawwal (black) bolded, and Eid al-Adha dotted ... 19 July 2023 16 August 2023 1446 7 July 2024
Eid al-Fitr: Observed officially for 10 days, by private institutions from 3 to 7 days. 9-12 Dhul-Hijjah: The Feast of the End of Hajj: Eid al-Adha: Observed officially for 10 days, by private institutions from 3 to 7 days. 22 February: Founding Day (Foundation of the First Saudi State in 1727) Al-Yawm Al-Taasis: Officially for one day. 23 ...