• Ramadan to begin either on Monday or Tuesday, depending on sighting of crescent moon
• Muslims who wish to sight the moon for themselves are encouraged to do so as well

Arab News

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has called on all Muslims in the Kingdom to look for the Ramadan crescent moon on Sunday evening.

Sunday, March 10, 2024, corresponds to Shaban 29, 1445 in the Islamic calendar. If the Ramadan crescent moon is sighted on Sunday evening, then Ramadan will begin on Monday, March 11. If not, the holy month will start on Tuesday, March 12.

The Supreme Court has asked that anyone who sees the Ramadan crescent with their naked eyes or through binoculars notify the court nearest to their location and record their testimony there, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Saudi Arabia’s moon sighting committee usually observes the moon in the days leading up to the expected start date of Ramadan, but Muslims who wish to sight the moon for themselves are encouraged to do so as well.

As the holy month of Ramadan begins, Muslims across the world observe fasts that require abstinence from all food and drink from dawn to dusk as part of the Islamic ritual that aims to encourage patience, charity, and community welfare.