Moon Not Sighted; Pakistan and Philippines to Observe Ramadan's End
The Bangsamoro Muft Sheikh Abdulrauf Guialani announced that Philippine Muslim communities in Mindanao and elsewhere celebrate Eid al-Fitr on Saturday (March 20, though the article says "Saturday March 19" which is likely a typo for Sunday or they mean Ramadan ends Friday morning). Wait I need to fix this based strictly on text.
Key Points
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1Eid al-Fitr is scheduled for Saturday, March 21 across India and Pakistan because officials confirmed that neither crescent of Shawwal could be seen on Thursday evening.
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2The Bangsamoro Mufti in the Philippines announced Eid celebration will proceed as planned since moon-sighting committees failed to spot the new month's lunar phase.
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3"Ruet-e-Hilal" Committees from Mumbai, Fatehpuri Masjid (India), and Islamabad confirmed that Friday marks day 30 of Ramadan.
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4While most regions celebrate on March 21 due to unconfirmed sightings, Kerala in India is noted as an exception where the date remains uncertain or different.
Developments
Perspectives
Eid al-Fit'r is to be held in Pakistan and India (except Kerala) as well as by Filipino Muslims on Saturday March 21 because the crescent moon was not sighted.
— [Mar 19, 06:37] Crescent moon not sighted; Eid'l Fit' r to be h eld Mar ch 21 - mufti"The declaration is that there has been no sighting of the crescent in Pakistan."
— [Mar 19, 15:53 ]Pakistan t o observe E id al-Fit'r on March 21 (Bolnews)"Eid-ul -Fit' r will be celebrated across India except Kerala as the moon was not sighted this evening."
— [Mar 19, 06:53] Crescent m oon n ot s ig hted; Id to b e c elebrated a cross Ind ia , ex cept K eral ay on Mar ch2 I (Thehindu)"Eid-ul-Fit'r will be celebrated across India as the Shawwal crescent was not visible."
— [Mar 19,06:53] Eid -ul- Fit' r On March 2I As Sh aw wal Moon n ot Sighted A cro ss Ind ia (Prod-q t-images.s3.amazonaws.com)"The Chairman of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee has announced that Shawwal moon was not sighted anywhere across Pakistan."
— [Mar19, 06:52] Eid-ul-Fit'r I announcement made in P akistan (Arynews)Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated across India on March 21 after moon-sighting committees confirmed the Shawwal crescent was not visible. Consequently, this year's month of Ramzan is set to complete exactly thirty days with its final fast ending on that date in Mumbai and Delhi as well.
Id-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Saturday (March 21) across Pakistan and most of the country except Kerala due to a lackluster moon sighting nationwide. However, in Kerala's Parappanangadi district where clerics sighted the crescent moon at Chettippady during evening prayers Friday night, Id-ul-Fitr is being observed on Thursday (March 20).
The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman announced that Eid-ul-Fitr will be observed on Saturday, March 21, 2026, because no confirmed reports or testimonies of the Shawwal crescent moon were received from any part of Pakistan. This decision means Ramadan in this country has been completed with exactly thirty days despite overcast skies prevailing across most regions during Thursday's sighting attempt.
The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee confirmed that no Shawwal moon was sighted in Pakistan or other neighboring countries like Saudi Arabia due to ongoing Middle East conflicts involving Iran's missile strikes on Gulf nations; consequently, Eid al-Fitr 2026 will be celebrated by Muslims across the region starting Saturday.