Eid-ul-Adha 2025: Ruet-e-Hilal Committee to meet today
Chairman of the Committee Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabeer Azad will preside over the meeting.
The Zonal Ruet-e-Hilal Committees will also meet separately at their respective headquarters for sighting of the Eid-ul-Adha Moon.
If the moon is sighted on May 27, the first day of Eid-ul-Adha will fall on June 6 (Friday).
If Dhu al-Hijjah moon is sighted on Wednesday, the first day of Eid will then fall on June 7 (Saturday).
As per the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco), Eid-ul- Azha is likely to be celebrated across Pakistan on June 7, 2025.
In a statement, the commission said that according to astronomical models, the birth of the new moon for Zilhaj will occur on May 27, 2025, at 8:02pm PST.
The Hajj pilgrimage begins on the 8th day of Zil Hajj and lasts until the 13th of the month. Hajj is expected to take place between June 4 to June 9 this year.
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