When will Ramazan 2023 commence in Pakistan?

The holy month of Ramazan is expected to start on March 24 this year in Pakistan.

According to the Emirates Astronomical Society, the month of Ramazan is expected to fall on March 23 this year in the Gulf country. The holy month of fasting will end on Friday, April 21.

In the UAE, Eid al-Fitr 2023 is expected to be commemorated with a four-day weekend from April 20-23. 2023.

Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Astronomy Society, explained that the new crescent for Ramazan would be born at 21:23 pm on Tuesday, March 21, after sunset.

Thus, the first day of the month of Ramazan for the Islamic Year of Hijri 1444 will likely start on Thursday, March 23, 2023. In the UAE, Eid-ul-Fitr is expected to be observed on Friday, April 21

Ibrahim Al Jarwan explained the crescent for the month of Shawwal will be born on Thursday, April 20 at 8:13 am and will be 4 degrees above the western horizon at sunset, which makes the next day the first day of Shawwal.

Fasting hours at the beginning of the Holy Month, from dawn to dusk, will be around 13 and half hours and will reach 14 hours and 13 minutes towards the end of the month, he said.

With spring astronomically beginning on March 21, this will be a spring Ramazan. He pointed out that next year Ramazan will be astronomically towards the end of the winter season.

The temperatures in Ramazan 2023 will range from 17 to 35 degrees at the beginning of the holy month and will range from 17 to 36 degrees towards the end of the month.

The start of Ramazan changes every year based on Islamic calendar, which consists of 12 lunar months totaling either 354 or 355 days as it moves up to 10 days earlier each year in the Gregorian calendar.

The precise start of Ramazan and Eid-ul-Fitr will be confirmed closer to the time by the moon sighting committee.

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