Muslims prepare for Ramadan, a month of fasting, prayer, and reflection, starting at sunset Friday and ending March 30. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

Ramzan crescent has been sighted in Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia but India, Pakistan Sri Lanka, Philippines to begin fasting from March 02. Catch all the latest updates here!

Several countries across the world are preparing to observe the holy month of Ramadan 2025. Based on moon sightings in several countries, the appropriate

The crescent moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia, with Roza starting from Saturday. In India, Roza begins from Sunday. Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, New Zealand and Australia have also announced the dates for Ramadan.

Muslims across India eagerly await the Ramadan 2025 moon sighting. If the crescent is spotted on Feb 28, fasting begins on March 1; otherwise, on March 2.

However, unlike other religious holidays, Ramadan doesn't start on the same day each year. This is because the Islamic calendar follows the moon's cycle. And what can be even more confusing is that different groups might give slightly different dates for when Ramadan starts,

Ramzan is a sacred Islamic period that falls in the ninth month of the Hijri or Islamic lunar calendar. The sacred fasting period leading up to Eid 2025 is expected to commence on the evening of February 28,

The moon for the Holy month of Ramadan 1446 Hijri was not sighted anywhere in Pakistan. As a result, the first fast (roza) will be observed on Sunday, March 2.

The Central Moon Sighting Committees in Saudi Arabia, UAE, other Muslim-majority nations along with US, Australia, UK, Phillipines have called Muslims to sight Ramadan crescent moon or Ramzan Chand tonight to determine fasting dates.

The UAE has announced the start of Ramadan on Saturday, Mar. 1, after sighting the moon on Friday evening, Feb. 28. Read More: Abu Dhabi's Flying Taxi Launch Is Just Months Away The news was shared after Muslims in the country were asked to spot the moon.