Overview
- Pakistan’s Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee set Eid for Saturday, March 21, after reporting no credible crescent sightings and citing SUPARCO data showing a roughly 12 hour, 41 minute moon age and a short sunset–moonset gap.
- India’s national committees declared Saturday for Eid following a non-sighting nationwide, while clerics in Kerala reported a local sighting and scheduled Friday prayers.
- Saudi Arabia and the UAE, along with several Gulf states, are observing Eid on Friday, March 20, after completing 30 days of Ramadan and confirming the start of Shawwal.
- Afghanistan observed Eid on Thursday, March 19, after authorities accepted local testimonies and the Supreme Court declared the first of Shawwal.
- In the UK, many mosques following Morocco or Saudi Arabia will mark Eid on Friday, while the New Crescent Society announced Saturday after no local naked‑eye sighting.