Ramadan 2023 Moon Sighting Today Timing in India: During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk every day, abstaining from food, water, and other physical needs. The fast is broken at sunset with a meal called Iftar
Ramadan 2023 Moon Sighting Today Timing in India: Ramadan is the holiest month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims all over the world. It is a time of fasting, prayer, and introspection. The month of Ramadan is believed to be the month in which the first verses of the Quran were revealed to Prophet Muhammad by Allah. During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk every day, abstaining from food, water, and other physical needs. The fast is broken at sunset with a meal called Iftar. This is a time for family and community to come together and break their fast, often with traditional foods and drinks.
The purpose of fasting during Ramadan is to purify the soul and increase one’s devotion to Allah. It is a time for self-reflection and spiritual growth. Muslims also spend more time in prayer and reading the Quran during this month. Many mosques offer additional services during Ramadan, including Taraweeh prayers, which are special nightly prayers that are longer than the usual daily prayers.
Ramadan is also a time for charity and giving to those in need. This is meant to help the poor and needy in the community. Ramadan commemorates Muhammad’s first revelation. It lasts for 29-30 days, from the sighting of the crescent moon to the next. The end of Ramadan is marked by Eid al-Fitr, a festival of breaking the fast.
According to Crescent Moon Watch, a moon tracker run by the United Kingdom’s Nautical Almanac Office, Ramadan’s new moon will begin on March 21 at 17:23 GMT (8:23 pm Mecca time), with no sightings of any type being expected that night, Al Jazeera reported.
“On the night of March 22, the new moon should be easily visible to the naked eye across many parts of the Middle East, North Africa, Western Europe and the America. The first fasting day is thus expected to be March 23 for those countries,” it noted, adding that the new moon could possibly be seen without optical aid if the skies are clear across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Pakistan and South Africa. Indonesia and Malaysia will most likely need optical aid to see the moon. For those countries, if the moon is sighted, the first fasting day of Ramadan will also be March 23. If not, then the first day of fasting will be March 24.
