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4/3/25, 4:34 PM Eid al-Fitr 2025 in UAE: Crescent moon marking Ramadan’s final days spotted
Eid al-Fitr 2025 in UAE: Crescent moon marking Ramadan’s final

days spotted

The Eid al-Fitr 2025 holiday will extend from Sunday, March 30, to Tuesday, April 1,
2025

March 30 will mark the beginning of the month of Shawwal and the conclusion of Ramadan
Published: Sat 29 Mar 2025, 7:29 PM Last updated: Sat 29 Mar 2025, 8:27 PM
The UAE officially announced that March 30 will mark the beginning of the Eid al-Fitr 2025
holiday. The Shawwal Moon-sighting Committee, formed under the UAE Council for Fatwa,
confirmed that the Shawwal crescent moon for the year 1446 AH was sighted on the evening of
Saturday, March 29, 2025, marking the beginning of Eid.

March 30 will mark the beginning of the month of Shawwal and the conclusion of Ramadan, giving
UAE residents and citizens an extended holiday from March 29 until April 1, when adding the
weekend.

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