This is the day likely to be celebrated Eid al Fitr in UAE

The Muslims worldwide are celebrating Ramadan with joy and gratitude to God, with their family and friends.

And the communities are eagerly waiting for Eid al Fitr.

In UAE, Eid al Fitr is to fall on the 17^th of May and the fasting is extended to 13 hours a day.

Ibrahim Al Jarwan – the Sharjah Center for Astronomy & Space Sciences’deputy director-general had made an announcement:  “The new moon of the Holy Month of Ramadan is to be ‘born’ on Tuesday, May 15 around 3.48 pm UAE time, and disappears two minutes before sunset of the same evening.”

It is impossible to see the new moon after the sunset in the UAE, he added. “It shall remain visible for one hour and 16 minutes at sunset.”

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However, the new moon shall for sure be visible after the sunset of Wednesday, May 16, he stated. “As such, Thursday, May 17, shall be the first day of Ramadan as per the astronomical calculations.”

The fasting period will last 13.25 hours at the beginning of Ramadan, he noted. “Fasting hours shall then increase to 13.42 hours and reach 15 hours by the end of the month.”

The new moon of the lunar month of Shawwal that follows Ramadan is expected to appear on Wednesday, June 13 at around 11:43 PM UAE time, he underlined. “It shall be monitored after the sunset of Thursday, June 14, and be definitely seen on Friday, June 15, and that will be the first day of Eid Al Fitr as per the astronomical calculations.”

For the month of June, the temperature is expected to rise to 41 degrees C and the minimum temperature is to be 26 degree C.

He also noted that during the summer (from June to end of August) the temperature is to go above 3-5 degrees above normal for 2-5 days and the region shall be affected by hot winds every 10 days to 14 days.