Ramadan moves forward by about 11 days each year. This happens because the moon takes 354 days to orbit the Earth 12 times, which is 11 days shorter than the 365 days it takes for Earth to go ...

Since there are 12 lunar months superimposed over 12 solar months, Ramadan “moves back” about 11 days per solar year. In 2024, the first day of fasting is expected to be March 11, though given ...

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is marked by Muslims around the world fasting for 30 days. The Islamic calendar is based on lunar cycles, unlike our Gregorian calendar ...

So in 2023, Ramadan began on either Wednesday, March 22 or Thursday, March 23 and will end after 30 days. The month is one of the five requirements or "pillars" of Islam, and Muslims observing ...