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    GAMBIA: Eid ul-Fitr 2025: Crescent Moon Sighted in Saudi Arabia

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    Eid ul-Fitr 2025: Saudi Arabia would be celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday, March 30, after the crescent was sighted on Saturday evening.

    Typicall, India celebrates Eid a day after Saudi Arabia. Hence, Eid-ul-Fitr is likely to be celebrated on Monday, March 31 in India.

    Eid ul-Fitr, also called the “festival of breaking the fast,” marks the end of Ramadan, during which devotees fast from dawn to dusk. It’s time to find out the exact date of Eid ul-Fitr’s global celebration.

    When is Eid ul-Fitr 2025?

    One of the holiest months in Islam, known as Ramadan, commenced in India on Sunday, March 2, this year, following the sighting of the crescent moon on March 1. Meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia, the holy month commenced a day earlier on March 1.

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