Many citizens are wondering about the date Eid al-Fitr holiday Mubarak 2024, which is now about a week away from its first day, when the Council of Ministers will issue a decision specifying Eid al-Fitr holiday date The number of vacation days. The Minister of Manpower also issues a decision specifying vacation days for workers in the private sector.
According to astronomical calculations it begins Eid al-Fitr holiday Starting from Wednesday, April 10, which is the date of the first day of Eid according to astronomical calculations, and it is scheduled to last 3 continuous days from Wednesday to Friday.
Astronomical calculations determined Tuesday, 4/9/2024 AD, which is the completion of the month of Ramadan, 1445 AH, and thus the beginning of the month of Shawwal, 1445 AH, will be astronomically on Wednesday, 4/10/2024 (Eid Al Fitr).
The crescent of Shawwal is born immediately after the conjunction occurs at exactly 8:22 pm Cairo local time on Monday, the 29th of Ramadan 1445 AH, corresponding to 4/8/2024 (sighting day).
It is noted that the new crescent will not have been born yet at sunset in the city of Cairo, as well as in the majority of Arab and Islamic capitals and cities, as the moon sets in the old crescent phase 12 minutes before sunset in Mecca and 10 minutes in Cairo and in the rest of the governorates of the Arab Republic of Egypt. With durations ranging from (10-11) minutes), and in Arab and Islamic capitals and cities, with durations ranging from (02 to 20 minutes).