Ramadan 2022 likely to begin on April 2 - GulfToday

Ramadan 2022 likely to begin on April 2

  • 18 Mar 2022
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Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Astronomical Society, said the Holy Month of Ramadan will begin on Saturday (April 2, 2022) and Eid Al Fitr will fall on Thursday (May 2, 2022), adding that Ramadan in 1433 Hijri Year is expected to last for 30 days.

The city of Khorfakkan in the Emirate of Sharjah, specifically at Shark Island near Khorfakkan Port, which is the easternmost point of the country, will precede the capital, Abu Dhabi, by about eight minutes for the start of fasting and breakfast while in Al Ghuwaifat and Al Sila, the westernmost points of the country, fasting and breakfast will begin approximately 12 minutes later than the capital.

Therefore, the time difference will be 20 minutes, in which Khorfakkan will be ahead of Ghuwaifat for the start of fasting at dawn and breakfast at sunset, he further added.

The dawn call to prayer in Khorfakkan will be at 04:48, while in the capital, Abu Dhabi, it will be at 04:56, and in Al Sila and Ghuwaifat it will be at 05:08, Al Jarwan said in conclusion.

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