Friday's crescent moon brings the first night of Ramadan. But guess what? There will be a planetary alignment in the sky, too ...

Muslims around the world will begin observing the holy month of Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. During this ...

The timing of Ramadan and Easter in 2025 is dictated by astronomical cycles, which this year also include a couple of eclipses.

Good question. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic or Hijri lunar calendar. But the lunar calendar relies mostly on actual sightings of the crescent moon, so future dates are always ...

Here’s everything you need to know. Every year, the month of Ramadan in the Islamic calendar officially begins and ends with the sighting of the crescent moon, as the religion follows the lunar ...

The timing of Ramadan coincides with the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and ends with the celebration of Eid al-Fitr. This year, Ramadan is expected to begin at the end of February ...

Muslim dates move forward by about 10 days each year due to the Islamic calendar being lunar and not lining up with the longer, solar-based Gregorian calendar used by most of the Western world.

Here’s why Ramadan starts earlier this year, what it is and a few things to know about the most holy month on the Islamic ...