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Europe: Shawwal 2024 Moon Not Sighted: Eid on April 10

Ramadan is finally coming to an end, and Muslims in Europe are getting ready for the celebration of Eid al-Fitr. The moon was not sighted in any of the European Union countries, hence, Eid al-Fitr in Europe will start on Wednesday, April 10th, 2024.

Mosques in the European Union will commence their last Taraweeh prayer for the year 2024. And also the people who are observing Itikaaf in mosques will be leaving their mosques tomorrow after breaking their fasts.

European countries that will celebrate Eid al-Fitr 2024 on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, include:

  1. Albania
  2. Andorra
  3. Armenia
  4. Austria
  5. Azerbaijan
  6. Belarus
  7. Belgium
  8. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  9. Bulgaria
  10. Croatia
  11. Cyprus
  12. Czechia (Czech Republic)
  13. Denmark
  14. Estonia
  15. Finland
  16. France
  17. Georgia
  18. Germany
  19. Greece
  20. Hungary
  21. Iceland
  22. Ireland
  23. Italy
  24. Kazakhstan
  25. Kyrgyzstan
  26. Latvia
  27. Liechtenstein
  28. Lithuania
  29. Luxembourg
  30. Malta
  31. Moldova
  32. Monaco
  33. Montenegro
  34. Netherlands
  35. North Macedonia
  36. Norway
  37. Poland
  38. Portugal
  39. Republic of Moldova
  40. Romania
  41. Russian Federation
  42. San Marino
  43. Serbia
  44. Slovakia
  45. Slovenia
  46. Spain
  47. Sweden
  48. Switzerland
  49. Tajikistan
  50. Turkey
  51. Turkmenistan
  52. Ukraine
  53. Uzbekistan
  54. Vatican City

Recently, Saudi Arabia had announced that the Shawwal moon was not sighted in the country, so they will continue to keep the 30th fast of Ramadan and will celebrate the Eid on 10th of April 2024.

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This post was last modified on April 9, 2024 2:09 am

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Warda Shahid

Warda has a degree in Journalism from Carleton University. She now covers various topics on The Islamic Information as a lead journalist.

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