Ibrahim Al-Jarwan explained in an interview that the new crescent is born following the conjunction of the sun and the moon on Friday, February 28, 2025 at 04:45 a.m. UAE time. He also stated that the moon will be at sunset on the same day at an altitude of six degrees, with an age exceeding 13:35 hours, and it will set 31 minutes after sunset. According to astronomical calculations, this will be the first Saturday of next March, the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.

The beginning of the holy month of Ramadan

According to Al-Jarwan, the crescent of the month of Shawwal is predicted to be born on Saturday, March 29 at 14:58 UAE time. It will be tangent to the western horizon at sunset and set five minutes after sunset, making it impossible to see. The holy month will likewise finish its thirty days, so Monday, March 31 will mark the beginning of the month of Shawwal and the astronomical start of Blessed Eid al-Fitr.

According to him, the UAE's legal daytime hours—which include the duration of the fasting period, or the time from sunrise to sunset—will be roughly 13 hours at the start of Ramadan and 13:42 hours at its conclusion.

He noted that there are time disparities of up to 20 minutes between the eastern and western parts of the state at Goods and Guwayfat, with the eastern parts of the state being ahead of the western ones at sunrise and sunset.

General weather conditions during the month of Ramadan

According to Al-Jarwan, the general weather conditions during the holy month will be typical for the time of year. The temperatures will range from 18 to 29 degrees Celsius at the start of the month to 21 to 34 degrees Celsius at the end. The average monthly rainfall during this time will be between 18 and 24 mm, as spring weather disturbances may be active in the second half of the holy month.

The shortest day of the holy month of Ramadan in the northern hemisphere will occur between 2030 and 2033, according to Al-Jarwan, because it falls on the day of the winter solstice, which is December 22–21. In 2030, two Ramadan months will begin: Ramadan 1451 on January 5, 2030, and Ramadan 1451 on December 26, 2030.

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