What are the probabilities of Shawwal or Eid-ul-Fitr crescent moon being seen in India tonight?
Based on the Worldwide Astronomical Centre, Eid Al Fitr 2022 is predicted to fall on Monday, Could 2 in most Islamic international locations and previous to the moon sighting on Saturday, April 30, Mohammad Shawkat Odeh, director of the Worldwide Astronomical Centre, had reportedly stated that sighting the Shawwal crescent could be not possible as a result of the moon is predicted to set earlier than the solar therefore, international locations that started fasting on April 2 this 12 months, will possible full 30 days of Ramadan, which means Eid Al Fitr will begin there on Could 2.
As for international locations like Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Oman, Jordan, Morocco and Ghana – that started fasting for Ramadan 2022 from April 3, Mohammad Shawkat Odeh stated the crescent of Shawwal will possible be seen on Sunday, Could 1. This implies Eid in these international locations too is likely to be celebrated on Could 2, 2022 therefore, there’s a wafer-thin likelihood that Muslims in India and different South Asian international locations might rejoice this 12 months’s Eid-al-Fitr with their Muslim brethren in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, UK, USA and others, if Shawwal crescent moon is sighted tonight.
