The UAE government has confirmed that we will have at least three official days off for Eid Al Fitr with an additional day if Ramadan is a 30-day month. Many public holidays in the UAE are decided by ...

Translating to the feast of breaking the fast, this Eid falls on the tenth month of the Islamic calendar, Shawwal. The holiday’s official dates are based on the moon, as is the case with the start of ...

Oxygen isotope identity of the Earth and Moon with implications for the formation of the Moon and source of volatiles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024; 121 (52) DOI: 10.1073 ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. The Arabic term “Eid al-Fitr” means, literally, “feast of breaking the fast”. It is the first day following the disciplined time of fasting ...

Two lunar landers built by private companies in the US and Japan have left Earth aboard a SpaceX rocket as part of a rideshare to the Moon. The Falcon 9 took off from the Kennedy Space Center in ...

Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr will be coming around quickly. The ninth month in the Islamic calendar is due towards the end of February or the beginning of March this year. Moon sightings will confirm the ...

Listen to Story The moon will be just hours past its full phase Mars will shine at its brightest for the year Mars is currently positioned opposite the sun A rare celestial event will captivate ...

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Moon gazers in the southern hemisphere will see the Wolf Moon, the first full moon of the year, tailing closely behind Mars as the celestial bodies move across the sky on January 14.

Just four days after it passed in front of the Pleiades star cluster, the moon will cross paths with another noteworthy celestial object on Monday evening, Jan. 13, when it will cover the planet ...

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On Monday night you may have a chance to witness the moon obscuring the Red Planet at its brightest, as well as a comet’s closest approach to the sun. By Katrina Miller The first full moon of ...