According to astronomical calculations, Eid Al-Fitr 2023 and the beginning of the month of Shawwal for the current Hijri year 1444 will be on Friday, corresponding to April 21.
This was stipulated by the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) head, Gad al-Qady, said.
Qady explained in a statement transmitted by the Egyptian TV website that, according to astronomical calculations made by the institute, the crescent of the month of Shawwal will be born at exactly 6:14 am, Cairo time, on Thursday, Ramadan 29, corresponding to April 20.
“The new crescent will remain in the sky of Makkah al-Mukarramah for 23 minutes, and in Cairo for 27 minutes after sunset on that day (the day of sighting), while the new crescent will remain in the sky of the governorates of Egypt for periods ranging between 24 and 29 minutes,” he added.
“In Arab and Islamic capitals and cities, the new crescent will remain after sunset on that day for periods ranging between 10 and 35 minutes,” Qady said.
