ISLAMABAD – Eid ul Fitr 2017 moon sighting prediction has been made by the Pakistan Meteorological Department.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department has said that Eidul Fitr will be celebrated across the country on Monday, (June 26, 2017).
The department expected the moon will mark the beginning of the month of Shawwal likely to be sighted on Sunday, (June 25), As a result, Eidul Fitr will be celebrated in the country on June 26.
According to astronomical parameters, there is a ‘good chance’ that the new moon will be sighted on the evening of June 25, which will be Ramazan 29, said a PMD official. He added that the new moon of Shawwal will be born on crossing conjunction point at 07:31 PST on June 24.
The weather is expected to be fair to partly cloudy in most parts of the country on June 25, and thus a high likelihood of moon-sighting is expected, said the official.