Wednesday 14 February
The Feast of Breaking the Fast — the first of Shawwal. Fasting is forbidden on this day.
عيد الفطر
Eid al-Fitr 2029
The feast that ends Ramadan, with prayer, gifts and charity for those in need.
In 2029: Wednesday 14 February, in Sunni and Shia practice alike.
Like every day of the Hijri year, it begins at sunset the evening before. Hijri dates are projected, and may move a day once the new moon is sighted.
The date
In each branch
Wednesday 14 February
The Feast of Breaking the Fast — the first of Shawwal. Fasting is forbidden on this day.
The season
The days around it
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Tuesday 16 January · Sunni
First of Ramadan
The month of fasting begins — from dawn (Fajr) to sunset (Maghrib).
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Tuesday 16 January · Shia
First of Ramadan
The month of fasting begins — from Fajr to Maghrib, which on this branch is reckoned when the eastern redness has passed, not at sunset.
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Thursday 15 February · Sunni
Six of Shawwal
Six recommended fasts kept anywhere in Shawwal after Eid — with Ramadan, as a year of fasting.