Riyadh, April 8 -- The crescent moon, which marks the beginning of Shawwal 1445 AH-2024, was not sighted in Saudi Arabia on Monday, April 8. Therefore, Tuesday, April 9, will be the last day of the holy month of Ramzan, and Eid Al-Fitr will fall on Wednesday, April 10.

The moon sighting committee of the Kingdom at all the observatories were unable to sight the crescent moon on Monday.

Tumair observatory (Photo: @insharifain/X)

Abdullah al-Khudairi, director of the astronomical observatory at the University of Majmaah, told Arabic chaneel Al Ekhbariya, "It is difficult to see the Shawwal crescent because of the clouds."

"The moon will set before the sun, therefore Shawwal crescent will not be seen," he added.

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