New Delhi: Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, will be celebrated in the country on Monday as the moon was sighted this evening.
Fatehpuri Masjid Imam Mufti Mukarram Ahmad told PTI that the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of the mosque contacted many places and was informed that the moon was sighted at several places.
Eid will be celebrated in the country on Monday, March 31, he said.
Delhi’s Jama Masjid also announced that Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Monday, March 31.
“It has been verified that the moon has been sighted publicly at various places of the country, including Delhi,” according to the official announcement from Imarat-e-shariyah-Hind in Delhi.
The Crescent Moon was also spotted at Srinagar on Sunday, among many other locations across the nation.
The Eid celebrations started in Saudi Arabia on Sunday after the crescent moon was sighted for the first time in the Gulf nation. Saudi Arabia observes the crescent moon a day ahead of India, Pakistan and other neighbouring nations.
Hence, Eid-ul-Fitr will likely be celebrated in India on Monday, March 31.
In Australia, the moon was not sighted on Sunday, March 30; hence, now the country will celebrate Eid on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
Eid-ul-Fitr or (Eid-al-Fitr) comes after the holiest period for Muslims, i.e., Ramadan 2025, which started on Sunday, March 2, after the crescent moon was spotted on March 1, 2025.
The date of Eid-ul-Fitr 2025 in India will depend on whether or not the Moon is visible from Indian skies. If the moon is sighted on Sunday, March 30, then India, along with other neighbouring nations like Pakistan and Afghanistan, will celebrate this as the commencement of Ramadan and as Eid on Monday, March 31.
