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Fasting (Ramadan) [Ramadan Dates]

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Ramadan 2013 *

July 9 – August 6 most of USA, Canada, Mexico, South America
July 9 – August 7 most of Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa
* more details below God willing

O you who believe, fasting is decreed for you, as it was decreed for those before you, that you may attain salvation. (2:183)

Ramadan is the month during which the Quran was revealed, providing guidance for the people, clear teachings, and the statute book. Those of you who witness this month shall fast therein.... (2:185)

The new moon timings to determine the month of Ramadan are as follows:

July 8, 2013: 7:14 am (UTC/GMT)
August 6, 2013: 9:51 pm (UTC/GMT)

9 July 2013 - 6 August 2013: Therefore, God willing the first day of Ramadan is July 09, and the last day of Ramadan is August 06 for most of USA (including Hawaii), Canada and Mexico. Parts of Alaska and north west Canada may begin and end the month of Ramadan a day later July (July 10- August 7th). Please check with the information available for your location using the Ramadan Calculation Assistant and the US Naval Observatory solar & lunar data.

9 July 2013 - 7 August 2013: God willing the first day of Ramadan is July 9, and the last day of Ramadan is August 7, for most of Europe, Asia (including Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore), Middle-East (e.g., Iran, UAE), Africa (e.g., Kenya, Nigeria).

The Night of Destiny (Night of Power) will start, God willing, at sunset on August 3, 2013 for those places that start fasting on July 9th. For those locations that start Ramadan on July 10th (a day later), the Night of Destiny falls on August 4, 2013 God willing.

Note:
Please check your local sunset times to verify these dates. For example, based on the new moon, the month of fasting may coincide with July 8th for some parts of Alaska. Similarly the first day for parts of Australia and New Zealand may be July 10th (with an end date of August 7th).

If you have any questions for calculating the start and end days of Ramadan, please refer to September 2009 issue of the Submitters Perspective. Dates and times of Moon phases and sunrise/sunset can be found from: US Naval Observatory . We also have for your convenience (please verify computed results for accuracy) a Ramadan Calculation Assistant at http://www.masjidtucson.org/submission/practices/ramadan/rc/index.php.

More details on Ramadan including information about why the calculation is done as above (i.e., the beginning of the day is at sunset) is available in an article on Ramadan. Other Ramadan articles are linked at the top of this page.

Phases of the moon data (including the new moon) for the current year and beyond and up are available at the US Naval Observatory. All times are in UT (Universal Time / GMT). To convert to your time zone you can use the Time Zone Converter.

* For your specific location you can visit the USNO Sun/Moon daily data page. Calculate the information for the date you are interested. Compare the time of sunset with the time for the new moon (in local time).

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Fasting (Ramadan) [Ramadan Dates]

Ramadan 2013 *

July 9 – August 6 most of USA, Canada, Mexico, South America July 9 – August 7 most of Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa * more details below God willing

July 8, 2013: 7:14 am (UTC/GMT)

August 6, 2013: 9:51 pm (UTC/GMT)

July 9 – August 6 most of USA, Canada, Mexico, South America
July 9 – August 7 most of Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa
* more details below God willing