Ramadan starts April 24 in North America

The month of Ramadan will start from Friday, April 24, 2020, in North America.

Ramadan starts April 24 in North America

According to the Fiqh council, astronomical new moon is on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 2:27 Universal Time. On that day, everywhere in North and South America at sunset the elongation is at least 8 degrees and moon is at least 5 degrees above the sun. Therefore, the first day of Ramadan 1441 is on Friday, April 24, 2020.

The FCNA also said that a month later, the astronomical new moon is on Friday, May 22, 2020 at 17:40 Universal Time. On that day there is no place on earth where at sunset the elongation is 8 degrees and moon is 5 degrees above the sun. Therefore Shawwal 1441 cannot start the next day. Hence the first day of Shawwal, marking Eid al-Fitr, will be on Sunday, May 24.

The Fiqh Council of North America, according to its website, is a body of recognized and qualified Islamic Scholars from the United States and Canada who accept the Quran and authentic Sunnah as the primary sources of Islam.

Source: en.shafaqna.com

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