For Muslims in Saudi Arabia and most Sunni-ruled Middle Eastern states Ramadan will begin on Saturday, but in Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq it will start the following day, authorities announced. The holy month,

Ramadan 2025 is expected to be declared later today as moonsightings take place in the UK, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Pakistan and other countries around the world. Official observers and ordinary citizens will be out looking for the moon on Friday, February 28, because it is the 29th day of the current month of Shaban in most countries.

Muslims around the world will begin observing Ramadan on March 01, 2025, as the crescent moon was seen in various countries. However, in India and some other countries, the moon was not visible on February 28,