The International Astronomy Center announced that the countries of the Islamic world will investigate the crescent of the month of Shawwal (Eid al-Fitr 1444 AH) on Thursday, April 20, 2023 AD, and accordingly, many countries are expected to announce Eid al-Fitr on Friday, April 21.
The center stated in a statement today that it is expected that the date of Eid al-Fitr will be different in the Islamic world 1444 AH.
For his part, Engineer Muhammad Shawkat Odeh, Director of the International Astronomy Center, said that the countries of the Islamic world will investigate the crescent of the month of Shawwal (Eid al-Fitr 1444 AH) on Thursday, April 20, 2023 AD, and seeing the crescent on that day is not possible with the naked eye or with a telescope from all over Asia and Australia, while it is possible. Using the telescope only and with difficulty from the western parts of the continent of Africa and Europe and it is possible with the naked eye with difficulty in the western parts of the two American continents.
He added that there is a possibility of seeing the crescent with a telescope from parts of the Islamic world on Thursday, and given that the conjunction occurs before sunset and the moon sets after sunset in all regions of the Islamic world. Many countries are expected to announce Eid Al-Fitr on Friday, April 21.
As for the countries that require correct vision with the naked eye only, or require correct local vision, even with a telescope, and these are few countries, it is expected that the number of Ramadan will be 30 days, and that Eid al-Fitr will be on Saturday, April 22.
