ISLAMABAD ( WNAM MONITORING ): The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on Tuesday announced that the Zil Hajj moon was not sighted across the country, hence the Eid ul Adha will be celebrated on Saturday, June 7, in Pakistan.
According to the announcement, the first day of Zil Hajj will fall on Thursday, May 29, 2025, while Eid ul Adha will be observed on Saturday, June 7.
Addressing a press conference, Azad said that no testimony of sighting the moon of the month was received from any part of Pakistan.
“It was decided with consensus that Zil Hajj 1, 1446 Hijri would be on May 29, Thursday and Eid ul Adha would be observed on June 7, Saturday,” he added.
He noted that the weather remained cloudy in most parts of the country and clear in some.
The meeting of Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee was held in Islamabad for sighting of the Zil Hajj moon 1446 Hijri.
Moreover, the Zonal Ruet-e-Hilal Committees meetings were also held separately at their respective headquarters to see the Eid ul Adha moon.
Meanwhile, religious scholar Mufti Ramzan Sialvi confirmed that moon was not sighted in Lahore, adding that the final announcement regarding moon sighting would be made by the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.
Similarly, zonal committee sources in Karachi said that no testimony of moon sighting was received from any part of Sindh.
In a statement, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said that the birth of the new moon occurred at 8:02am today, but with the moon being approximately 12 hours old by evening, the chances of sighting it were low.
Eid ul Adha falls on the 10th day of Zil Hajj, which also marks the Hajj pilgrimage. According to a prediction by the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco), Muslims in Pakistan are expected to celebrate the occasion on June 7.
The space agency said that the first of Zil Hajj — the final month in the Islamic lunar calendar — will likely be observed on May 29, depending on the official moon sighting. This projection places Eid ul Adha on Saturday, June 7.
Suparco revealed that the Zil Hajj moon will be born on May 27 at 8:02am, but its age by sunset that day will only be 11 hours and 34 minutes, making the chances of visibility almost negligible across the country.
Eid ul Adha is the second of the two main festivals in Islam, alongside Eid ul Fitr. Celebrations and observances are generally carried forward for three days.
