A sighting of the moon would have meant that Ramadan lasted 28 days, which is rare. Lunar months are either 29 or 30 days based on the birth of the moon on the sunset of the last day of the month.
Source/Credit: Gulf News
By Duraid Al Baik | August 6, 2013
Ramadan to last at least one more day after Saudi Arabia Supreme Court reports no moon sighting
Dubai: The Shawwal crescent, which marks the end of Ramadan, was not sighted on Tuesday, Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court announced, adding that it will hold another meeting on Wednesday.
The court met to hear people who might see the birth of the Shawal moon.
A sighting of the moon would have meant that Ramadan lasted 28 days, which is rare. Lunar months are either 29 or 30 days based on the birth of the moon on the sunset of the last day of the month.
But Ramadan consisting of 28 days is not unique in the recent history of Muslims as it happened 30 years ago.
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