Eid al-Fitr 2022 Moon Sighting UPDATES: Shawwal crescent not sighted, Eid to be celebrated in India on May 3

The Executive members of Ruyat-E-Hilaal Committee of Karnataka announced that the crescent was not sighted anywhere across the country and hence the Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated on May 3.

Also, Markazi Royat E Hilal Committee too announced that India will celebrate Eid ul-Fitr on the aforementioned date.

Office of Chief Kazi to the Government of Tamil Nadu said in a statement said that the Eid-ul-Fitr will be on May 3. "The new moon for the month of Shawwal 2022 (1443 H) was not sighted on Sunday, May 1, 2022. Therefore, Eid-ul-Fitr (Ramzan Eid) will be celebrated on Tuesday, May 3, 2022," it said.

(ANI)

Lucknow's Markazi Chand Committee said that the Shawwal crescent was not sighted on Sunday evening hence, May 2 will be observed as the last day of Ramzan and Eid ul-Fitr will be celebrated on May 3.

As the crescent was not sighted yesterday (April 30) in Saudi Arabia, they are observing the fast today. Saudi Arabia will celebrate the Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday, May 2 along with UAE, Qatar, and other middle east countries. 

While the exact timing of the moon sighting in India has not been confirmed yet, Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court and the moon sighting committees in the UAE, Qatar and other Arab states have announced that they will celebrate Eid on Monday, May 2. Accordingly, Muslims in India, Pakistan, and other South Asian countries celebrate Eid.

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For Bahrain, Lebanon and Palestine, the last day of Ramadan will take place on Sunday and Monday will be celebrated as the first day of Shawwal and Eid Al Fitr.

If the weather conditions remained perfect, then Shawwal crescent will take place on May 1 in London, Morocco, South Africa, Spain and other countries. After that on May 2, Eid-ul-Fitr 2022 will be celebrated in these countries. 

The first day of Shawwal and Eid Al Fitr will take place on May 2, 2022 in Qatar.

An official statement announcing Eid Al Fitr was announced by the Australian National Imams Council which states that May 1, 2022 will be celebrated as the last day of the Month of Ramadan. This means that the Eid Al Fitr will take place on Monday, May 2.

The auspicious crescent moon is also known as the 'Shawwal Moon' and takes place in the 10th month of the Islamic calendar, depending upon the different moon phases. The sighting begins at Eid Al-Fitr. The festival generally takes place 10-11 days earlier depending upon the crescent moon which is sighted during lunar months that are generally shorter than solar months and differ from country to country. 

After the moon is first sighted in Saudi Arabia, the Eid takes place in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other South Asian countries on the next day. This year, Eid-Ul-Fitr is expected to begin on May 2, 2022, and will end on May 3, 2022, in India. 

The UAE Moon Sighting Committee declared that the crescent moon of Shawwal was not sighted on Saturday therefore the last day of Ramadan will take place on May 1, Sunday while the festival of Eid al-Fitr will take place on May 2, Monday.