NRIAG: Eid Al Fitr to Mark May 2

The National Research Institute of Astronomy & Geophysics (NRIAG) announced on Wednesday that the first day of Eid Al Fitr will be on May 2, and Eid prayer will be at 5:37 Cairo time.

According to astronomical studies, the rise of the Shawal Crescent moon will be at 10: 28 pm on the Day of Observation (Yawm Al Roayah) in Cairo time.

Furthermore, the crescent moon will be set before the sunset of the observation day.

Therefore, this Ramadan will be a 30-day-month, so Sunday, May 1 will be the final day of Ramadan, and Monday will mark the beginning of Shawal and Eid Al Fitr.

It is worthy to mention that NRIAG announced today that April 25 will mark the Easter holiday, known as Sham El-Nessim, and it will come during Ramadan, on a Monday.

Sham Al Nasim is the first Monday following Resurrection Sunday for the Eastern Orthodox Christians that will be marked on April 24, and the holy prayers for Easter will be headed by Pope Tawadros II on April 23, Saturday.

In the same context, last Saturday, the Holy Week which is known as the Suffering Jesus Christ, started according to the Eastern Orthodox Church calendar with Holy Saturday or Lazarus Saturday.

It was followed by the Palm Sunday which commemorates Jesus Christ's entering Jerusalem.

Moreover, tomorrow, Thursday, will mark Maundy Thursday which Christians celebrate the Last Supper, and the washing of the feet of Jesus' students, followed by the Holy Friday which commemorates the death of Christ.