According to accurate astronomical calculations carried out by professionals, the first day of the month of Shawwal and the first day of the blessed Eid Al Fitr for the year 2024 will be on Wednesday, 10 April 2024 astronomically, according to a statement of Qatar Calendar House and the Kuwaiti Al-Ojairi Scientific Center.

The crescent of the month of Shawwal will be born on Monday evening, corresponding to 8 April 8 2024 (the Crescent sighting day), at 9:22 pm Doha local time and Kuwait time (6:22 pm. GMT), the statement reads.

Based on astronomical calculations, the sighting of the Shawwal crescent will be impossible on the evening of the sighting day, whether in the State of Qatar or in the Islamic and Arab countries, because the crescent will not have been born at sunset on this day.

Qatar Calendar House underlined that the time for the Eid Al Fitr prayer will be on Wednesday, April 10, at 5:32 am based on Doha local time. Also, the crescent sighting confirmation decision based on Islamic Sharia will be fully under the discretion of the Crescent Sighting Committee at the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs.

Qatar Calendar House and the Kuwaiti Al-Ojairi Scientific Center are among the oldest centres in the region, specialising in astronomy and space.