BREAKING: Saudi Arabia Announces Eid-el-Fitr 2024 Date

The Saudi Arabia Kingdom has announced that the 2024 Eid-il-Fitr celebration will be on Wednesday, April 10 This is the kingdom said the new crescent moon could not be sighted on Monday, suggesting that Ramadan would be 30 as against 29, which was earlier speculated Saudi Arabia's chief astronomer, Abdullah Al-Khudairi, had earlier hinted that the moon might not be sighted on Monday because of the cloudy condition .

Saudi Arabia has announced that the crescent moon was not sighted, so Wednesday, April 10, will be the day to celebrate Eid-il-Fitr, while Ramadan will end on Tuesday, April 9.

This was disclosed in a tweet by Haramain, one of the leading media in Saudi Arabia.

The tweet reads in part: 

"May Allāh ﷻ allow us to utilise the remaining moments of this blessed month to engage in that which pleases Him, may He accept our siyām, qiyām & a'māl & may He allow us to witness many more Ramadāns in good health. Āmīn."