Crescent moon not sighted in Saudi Arabia, Ramadan 2023 to commence from March 23

The crescent moon, which marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, has not been sighted on Tuesday evening in Saudi Arabia, according to the Kingdom's Supreme Court. Therefore, Wednesday, March 22, would be the last day of the month of Sha'ban, and the holy month would begin from Thursday, March 23.

The Islamic calendar is usually either 29 or 30 days and the beginning and end of the month depend on the crescent moon, which is why



Ramadan is not set on any specific days annually.

The Kingdom's moon sighting committee will meet again on Wednesday evening to confirm the sighting of the moon.

Earlier, Saudi Arabia had called on Muslims to sight the crescent of the holy month of Ramadan. The Supreme Court called on whoever sights the crescent - either by the naked eye or through binoculars - to report to the nearest court and register their observation.