Public to look for crescent moon as nation gears up for Ramadan

AMMAN — Jordanians will look for the crescent moon on Sunday evening to determine when the fasting month of Ramadan will start.

An official ceremony is scheduled to be held to look for the moon at the Chief Islamic Justice Department in Amman. If the sighting is confirmed, Muslims in Jordan will start fasting on Monday.

Otherwise, Ramadan will begin on Tuesday. In accordance with Islam, sighting the crescent at dusk on the evening of the 29th of Shaban (the eighth month of the Islamic lunar calendar known as Hijri) is the only way to determine the beginning of Ramadan.

During the fasting month, working hours at public agencies will be between 10am and 3pm.