Eid 2025 will be celebrated across India on March 31, 2025 (Monday), after the Eid-ul-Fitr crescent moon was sighted in all major cities of the country, including New Delhi, Lucknow, Bengaluru, Noida, Kolkata, Chennai, Patna, and Mumbai, among others, on Sunday evening.
Eid 2025: The auspicious festival of Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated across India on March 31, 2025 (Monday), after the crescent moon was sighted in all major cities of the country, including New Delhi, Lucknow, Bengaluru, Noida, Kolkata, Chennai, Patna, and Mumbai, among others, on Sunday evening.
According to reports, moon sighting has been confirmed across various parts of the country, marking the beginning of the month of Shawwal — the 10th month in the Islamic lunar calendar– and the conclusion of the sacred month of Ramadan, after 30 days of fasting.
Thus, millions of Muslims across India will celebrate the hallowed festival of Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday, March 31.
Eid 2025 in Saudi Arabia
Notably, Eid 2025 is being celebrated today in Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after the desert kingdom confirmed that the crescent moon had been sighted in the country on late Saturday evening, marking the conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan.
On Saturday, Saudi Arabia’s moon-sighting committee convened after evening prayers and verified the sighting of the Shawwal moon, according to reports
Thus, Saudi Arabia marked Sunday, March 30, 2025, as the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr..
Eid 2025 in India
As is the norm, Eid-ul-Fitr is usually celebrated in India, and its neighbouring countries, such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, a day after the festival is marked in Saudi Arabia and the rest of the gulf nations.
Akin to the other major occasions in the Islamic world, the exact date of Eid-ul-Fitr each year is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon, and as such, the festival falls on different dates in different parts of the world. Eid-ul-Fitr is usually celebrated in Saudi Arabia, a day ahead of India because of geographical positioning of the two countries.
This year, Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in India on March 31, 2025 (Monday).
Notably, Kerala is reportedly the only state in India which which celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr on the exact same day as Saudi Arabia, regardless of whether the crescent is sighted here or not.