First day of Eid Al Adha on December 8

Islamic Crescents Monitoring Project has announced December 8 as the first day of Eid Al Adha. (CHANDRA BALAN)

Published Wednesday, November 19, 2008

By Agencies

The first day of Eid Al Adha will fall on December 8, according to the Islamic Crescents Monitoring Project.

Astronomical calculations have predicted that November 29, will be the first day of ‘Zil Hijja’, on which sighting of the crescent will be endorsed in some Muslim countries to be the beginning of Hijri month.

The Islamic Crescents Monitoring Project was set up in 1998 and includes 400 scholars and moon sighting experts.

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