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<\/a><\/p>\nAccording to Abu Zahra, this kind of synchronization is super rare and only comes around roughly every 33 years \u2013 and even then, it doesn\u2019t always happen in the same month. This isn\u2019t just a fascinating astronomical event; it also means that for one year, you can count Ramadan days on the Gregorian calendar without any mental math!<\/p>\n
Nothing however is confirmed, as the official Moon Sighting committee will finalize the dates once the Ramadan crescent is sighted.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get ready for a rare and exciting celestial coincidence! This year, the first day of Ramadan in the Hijri calendar is expected to align perfectly with March 1, 2025, on the Gregorian calendar. How cool is that? According to Eng. 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