Qatar Calendar House: Thursday, March 23, the first astronomical month of Ramadan

The Qatar Calendar House announced that, according to the accurate astronomical calculations conducted by specialists, Thursday, corresponding to March 23, 2023 AD, is the beginning of the blessed month of Ramadan for the year 1444 AH astronomically, and that Wednesday, March 22, 2023 AD is the completion of the month of Sha`ban for this year. The legal decision to enter the holy month of Ramadan for this year remains the prerogative of the Crescent Investigation Committee at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. Eng. Faisal Al-Ansari, Executive Director of Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ansari Complex, said: The crescent of the blessed month of Ramadan for this year will be born on Tuesday evening, corresponding to March 21, 2023 AD, at 8:24 pm Doha local time (5:24 pm UTC). Engineer Faisal Al-Ansari added: "It is impossible to see the crescent of the blessed month of Ramadan for the year 1444 AH on the evening of the investigation day (Tuesday, March 21, 2023 AD) in the sky of the State of Qatar, and most of the Arab and Islamic countries, because the crescent will not have been born at sunset on that day.". It is noteworthy that one of the astronomical constants is that the movement of the moon in its orbit around the earth determines the beginnings and ends of the Hijri months, while the movement of the earth in its orbit around the sun determines the beginnings and ends of the Gregorian months.