The crescent moonsighting on February 17, 2026, will decide the start of Ramadan in Saudi Arabia and many other countries. Saudi Arabia prepares for Saturday moon sightings. Saudi Arabia is getting ready for its Eid ul Fitr moonsightings. It's the 29th day of Ramadan in the country so this is when attempts must be made to sight the crescent. Eid-ul-Fitr 2026: Saudi Arabia, UAE and other Muslim nations in the Gulf announced on Wednesday that the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr will be on March 20, after the Shawwal crescent moon was not sighted. This means this year, the Ramadan month of fasting will have 30 days in these countries. Here we have theSaudiMoon sighter testifying to the Islamic Judge, all the details of him and many others witnessing the new moon of the new month and narrating it to the Mufti. Saudi Arabia and a handful of other Muslim-majority countries are starting Ramadan on Wednesday, while several others will begin the next day. Muslims follow the lunar calendar, which consists of 12 months lasting between 29 and 30 days. A sighting of the moon would have meani that Ramadan lasted 28 days, which is rare. Lunar months are either 29 or 30 days based on the birth of the moon on the sunset of the last day of the month. The announcement followed reports from authorized moonsighting committees across the Kingdom, in accordance with Islamic tradition. With the confirmation, Muslims across Saudi Arabia will begin fasting at dawn on Wednesday...