The Muslim fasting month of Ramadan is forecast to begin on July 9th on basis of astronomical calculations, said the astronomer Adel Al-Saadoun on Sunday.
Al-Saadoun told KUNA the crescent will be visible on July 8th at 10:14 a.m. and disappears some four minutes after sunset.
He added the sighting of the crescent would not be possible at any spot throughout the Muslim world, but would be seen through telescope in southern America. However on July 9th, it would be visible in some countries including Kuwait.
Ramadan is a yearly month of fasting observed by millions of Muslims throughout the world.
Kuwaitis observe and celebrate its advent and the Al-Fitr Eid marking its end. The people fast from dawn to dusk, and public eating, drinking or smoking is punishable by law.
Source: KUNA
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