Onset of Eid 2014

[solero]

apparently it is from Monday.

 

but is that Monday night? Is the big day as it dawns, Monday, or Tuesday (or Wednesday)

 

???????

[cgksheff]

Eid al Fitr will be on Tuesday... All day.

But despite all our knowledge regarding astronomy, we are supposed to say it cannot be confirmed until the moon has been sighted on Monday evening.

[El Cid]

 

we are supposed to say it cannot be confirmed until the moon has been sighted on Monday evening.

 

Just in case the moon does not show

[cgksheff]

Just in case the moon does not show

 

I think that I should be safe in forecasting that if the moon doesn't rise (not talking about whether we can see it or not) on Monday ... there will be no Eid. In fact, there will be no Tuesday!

[ApplesPears]

The moon sighting is on Sunday night as Sunday is the 29th of the month. If the new moon is spotted them eid will be on Monday else it will be on Tuesday.

[cgksheff]

Guess what? There will be no moon on Sunday.

[natjack]

Eid al Fitr will be on Tuesday... All day.

But despite all our knowledge regarding astronomy, we are supposed to say it cannot be confirmed until the moon has been sighted on Monday evening.

What happens if it's too cloudy to see, does it all get postponed until a clear night?

[cgksheff]

What happens if it's too cloudy to see, does it all get postponed until a clear night?

 

Those that insist on the "sighting of the moon" bit are already 500 years behind so a day or two won't make much difference.

[Plain Talker]

What happens if it's too cloudy to see, does it all get postponed until a clear night?

 

No, if it's not seen, whether because of cloud, or if it simply does not appear, on the expected night, it is assumed that it will be seen the following night, and Muslims will simply fast for one more day.

 

The Islamic month (whether it's Ramadan or one of the other months) cannot be more than 30 days, so the following day after the 30th of Ramadan will have to be the first day of the month Shawwal.

[tzijlstra]

Plain Talker, just want to ask, I found in the Netherlands that Eid was a great time for non-muslims to get to know their muslim neighbours better, although I didn't invite myself, a simple Eid Mubarak got me a number of invites to families in the town! Is that the case here as well? As I understood it Eid is particularly about celebrating as a community and with the whole community, regardless of background etc?