- Introduction to Fasting
/ Ramadan
- Full details of Fasting from Quran: Chapter 2:183-187
- Religious Duties: A Gift From God: Fasting
(Ramadan)
- Spiritual Benefits of Fasting: Ramadan, A
Gift of Rememberance
- Misunderstandings and
Violations in Ramadan
- The Night of Destiny
- Medical Benefits of Ramadan
- Ramadan
and Thanksgiving
Ramadan This Year: August 21 - September 18 (western parts)
God willing this year Ramadan begins on August 21, 2009 and ends on
September 18, 2009 for America and parts of Europe. However if the new moon
is after sunset of September 18 in your country, you should fast on the
19th. The Night of Destiny (Night of Power) will be on September 15, 2009,
God willing.
The new moon times to be used for determining the beginning and
ending of Ramadan are given below for UT (Universal time) – also called
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
10:02 a.m. on August 20, 2009 (UT/GMT)
6:44 p.m. on September 18, 2009 (UT/GMT)
To calculate the Ramadan start date - compare the time of the New Moon with
the Sunset in your location. If the new moon is born before
sunset, you should fast the next day God willing. Similarly
to determine the last day of fasting - compare the time of
the next New Moon with the sunset in your location. If the
new moon is born before sunset, the month of Ramadan is complete
on that day.
Phases of the moon data (including the new moon) for 2009
(and beyond) are available at the US
Naval Observatory. All times are in UTC (also known as
GMT). To convert to your time zone you can use the Time
Zone Converter.
* For the year 2009 and 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). |
