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Saturday 11 Jul 2015 - 18:00 Makkah mean time-24-9-1436
 Rabat, (IINA) - According to astronomical calculations next Friday, will be Eid Al-Fitr, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in several Arab countries, Morocco World News reported.
According to Ibrahim Jarwan, researcher in Astronomy, Meteorology and general supervisor of the Sharjah Planetarium, Eid Al Fitr is likely to fall on Friday, based on the astronomical calculations. According to the same source, the crescent of the month of ‘shawwal’ will be seen on Thursday, 5.24pm local time in the UAE.
In most Arab countries, however, the sighting of the crescent moon is unlikely to take place on Thursday, meaning that the first day of Eid Al-Fitr will be on Saturday.
In Egypt, the first day of Eid Al-Fitr is expected to be on Friday according to the National Research Institute Astronomy and Geophysics.
In Kuwait, the moon is forecast to line up with the sun at 04.24 a.m. Thursday, after completing its monthly circle around the Earth.
In Oman, the moon sighting on the 29th of Ramadan would be difficult but not impossible. “The moon sighting monitoring team will look for the moon on the 29th of Ramadan despite the difficulty in seeing it,” said an official from the Omani Ministry of Endowment and Religious Affairs.
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