Moon sighting officially CONFIRMS start date of holy month on…, fasting hours to be…

The United Arab Emirates officially announced the start date of Ramadan 2026 on Thursday, February 19. The outstanding committee of the UAE Moon declared the date after the success of the crescent month. Ramadan is the most sacred month of the Islamic calendar, which is time to fast for spiritual reflection for Muslims around the world. This year, Ramadan 2025 began on the evening of February 28 and ended on 30 March 2025.

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Emirates Astronomy Association predicted that Ramadan would start on February 17 at the time of the UAE on Tuesday, February 17th on Tuesday, February 17th. However, it was set only a minute after the sunset and made it impossible to see that evening. As a result, the holy moon officially begins two days later and is once approved by the committee.

UAE Moon Opinion Committee

The UAE Moon Opinion Committee, Shawwal Moon Opinion Committee approves for the beginning and end of Ramadan. The excellency is chaired by Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah, President of the UAE Fatwa Council. The Committee has leading academics, lawyers and astronomers who provide sensitivity and tradition in lunar observations.

Fasting hours

• Fasting hours will be about 12 hours 46 minutes at Abu Dhabi at the beginning of Ramadan 2026.
• Fasting will extend the daylight as it will be extended until the end of 13 hours up to 25 minutes.

Weather forecast

Abu Dhabi’s temperature is expected to remain between 16 ° C and 28 ° C at the beginning of the sacred month. Towards the end, the weather is probably overheating between 19 degrees Celsius and 32 degrees Celsius. Rainy in Ramadan, 15 millimeters of rainfall is estimated in rainfall.