In Saudi Arabia also, the Ramadan crescent moon was sighted in the Kingdom. With the confirmation, more than 1.8 billion Muslims across the world will begin fasting from sunrise to sunset each day.

The community came together Friday to mark the start of Ramadan with a special Ramadan Hilal lighting ceremony in Paterson.

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The Islamic holy month of Ramadan kicks off tonight. Already, millions of people are preparing. It is a time of worship, fasting, and charity. As people gathered for ...

Deep in the Saudi Arabian desert, a group of robed men are peering into the sky, trying to spot the crescent moon that ...

The Muslim holiday of Ramadan starts tonight, Feb. 28, and lasts until March 29. The monthlong observance of Ramadan is a ...

Officials prepare a telescope to scan the horizon for a crescent moon that will determine the beginning of the holy fasting ...

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The moon sighting before Ramadan is a practice that is a traditional and essential aspect of the Islamic faith as it ...