When is Eid ul-Fitr 2012
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Eid al-fitr in 2012 is on sunday, the 19th of august.
note that within the muslim calander, a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day, therefore observing muslims can celebrate eid al-fitr on the sunset of saturday, the 18th of august.
though eid al-fitr is usually on constant day of the islamic calendar, the date on the gregorian calendar varies from year to year, since the gregorian calendar may be a solar calendar and therefore the islamic calendar may be a lunar calendar. this distinction suggests that eid al-fitr moves within the gregorian calendar approximately 11 days each year. the date of eid al-fitr may additionally vary from country to country looking on whether or not the moon has been sighted or not.
the dates provided here are based mostly on the dates adopted by the fiqh council of north america for the celebration of eid al-fitr. note that these dates are based mostly on astronomical calculations to affirm every date, and not on the particular sighting of the moon with the naked eyes. this approach is accepted by several, however remains being hotly debated.
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