Eid al-Fitr 2017 date in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, USA and other countries around the world

If Eid al-Fitr is celebrated in Saudi Arabia and other states and countries in the West, Muslims in those regions will observe only 29 fasts of Ramadan. We will update this article once we get a confirmation from Saudi Arabia that the Eid al-Fitr has been declared on Sunday, June 25.

If that's the case then it is pretty much confirmed that Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated in India, Pakistan and other neighbouring countries on Monday, June 26. The final confirmation of Eid al-Fitr depends on the sighting of the Shawwal moon in respective countries.

Astronomical calculations have already revealed that Eid al-Fitr 2017 in India will fall on Monday. This means Indians, too, like Saudi Arabia, will observe 29 fasts this year.

In contrast, if the moon is not sighted on June 25, Muslims in the country will



fast for another day and celebrate Eid on Tuesday, June 27. Markazi Ruyat-e-Hilal Committee will take the final decision on the Eid al-Fitr date in India.

In some countries, including Peru, Ecuador, and islands in the Pacific Ocean, the crescent moon will be visible with naked eye. Some parts of Latin America, the US and Africa will also be able to see the new moon with the naked eye on the evening of June 24.

All Muslim countries observe extended holidays for Eid al-Fitr, while most countries declare at least one-day national holiday for Eid. In Saudi Arabia, Eid holidays begin early and go as long as 23 days, Muslims in Qatar get 11 days, and UAE, Kuwait and Oman get nine days. In Pakistan, Eid al-Fitr holidays last three days while Indians get just one day for Eid al-Fitr on Monday, June 26.