When Are Saudi, Singapore, Others Celebrating Eid? Which Nations Have Declared Eid-Ul-Fitr 2026 Dates? Full List Inside

2026-03-18 07:00:56

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Eid
Fitr 2026: Multiple nations across the globe including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, other Gulf nations have announced Eid dates.
Wednesday, March 18, marked the 29th day of Ramadan in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Supreme Court had officially called for the sighting of crescent moon of Shawwal in the evening, but the crescent was not sighted anywhere in the Arab nation.
When will Eid be celebrated in Saudi Arabia?
The crescent was not sighted in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. Since Thursday, March 19, marks the 30th day of the Shawwal month, Eid-Ul-Fitr will be celebrated in the Kingdom on Friday, March 20, the nation announced.
Track the latest updates from Saudi Eid Moon Sighting here
Multiple other nations including UAE, Bahrain, others are also set to celebrate Eid
Fitr on Friday.
Which nations have declared Eid dates?
Here's the full list of countries that have declared the dates for Eid
Fitr 2026, so far:
When will Eid be celebrated in India?
Although no official date on Eid
Fitr has been shared yet, many believe that crescent moon could either be sighted on Friday, March 19, or Saturday, March 20 – in India. Once the crescent moon is sighted in Saudi Arabia, authorities in India get a timeline to announce Eid
Fitr 2026.
Usually, India celebrates Eid a day after Saudi Arabia does. But there have been exceptions in the past when both Saudi Arabia and India celebrated Eid on the same day.
If the moon is sighted in India on Thursday, March 19, evening, Eid
Fitr will be celebrated on Friday, March 20, aligning with Saudi Arabia.
However, if the moon is not sighted on Thursday, Friday, March 20 will mark the end of 30 days of Ramadan. In that case, Eid
Fitr will be celebrated on Saturday, March 21, 2026.

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