Ramadan 2025 Significance behind Ramzan: One of the biggest festivals for the Islamic community around the world, Ramadan 2025 is about to begin. And the holy festival starts with the sighting of the crescent moon. This year is crucial because of the extraordinary celestial event where the whole world will sight the moon on the same evening. Usually, every year, the Gulf countries are the first ones to spot the moon, followed by other countries in South Asia a day later.
But beyond this year’s extraordinary occurrence, sighting the moon on Ramadan has immense religious significance for Muslims all around the world. But what is the moon’s significance for Ramadan 2025? We find out.
Moon sighting significance for Ramadan 2025
Ramadan happens in the ninth month of the Islam calendar. The sighting of the crescent moon determines the beginning and the end of the Ramadan month. Several religious authorities in the Islam community get together and decide the dates of Ramadan, on the basis of the moon sighting on these dates.
When will Ramadan be observed this year?
As mentioned above, this year, Ramadan will start on the same day all around the world. The auspicious crescent moon will be sighted on the evening of February 28, 2025, as confirmed by Saudi Arabia and Moon Sighting Committees in UAE, Qatar, India, Pakistan, USA, UK, Afghanistan, and Nepal. Thus, Ramadan will start on February 28 worldwide.
