Eid Al Adha 2025 expected on June 6 with calls for moon sighting today

Dhu Al Hijja crescent moon to be observed on Tuesday evening

Eid Al Adha is expected to begin on Friday, June 6, until Sunday, June 8. UAE Presidential Court

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Eid Al Adha moved a step closer to being confirmed to begin on Friday, June 6.

The likelihood of it falling on that date increased on Sunday when Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court called for Muslims to look for the Dhu Al Hijja crescent moon on Tuesday evening.

Eid Al Adha is expected to begin on Friday, June 6, until Sunday, June 8. A four-day break could be likely for many with Arafat Day set to take place on Thursday, June 5.

An occasion celebrated by millions of Muslims around the world, Eid Al Adha begins on the 10th day of Dhu Al Hijja, the last month in the Islamic calendar.

The first day of the Islamic month is expected to start on Wednesday, May 28.

Eid Al Adha 2024 - in pictures

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  The Eid Al Adha morning prayer around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, at the start of the holiday marking the end of the Hajj pilgrimage. AFP

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  A shepherd with a flock of a sheep in Iraq's southern city of Basra on the eve of Eid Al Adha. AFP

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  Worshippers at Baitul Makmur Grand Mosque, during Eid Al Adha celebrations in Meulaboh, West Aceh, Indonesia. Reuters

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  Devotees greet each other after offering Eid Al Adha prayers in Kolkata, north-east India. AFP

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  Palestinians attend Eid Al Adha prayers in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. EPA

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  Worshippers pray at Eid Al Adha celebrations in Naples, southern Italy. EPA

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  Women enter the hall of a mosque for a mass prayer, during Eid Al Adha celebrations in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur. Reuters

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  A sacrificial bull is loaded on to a trailer during Eid Al Adha celebrations in Istanbul. EPA

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  Security personnel frisk devotees entering Jami mosque in Herat, western Afghanistan, to offer Eid Al Adha prayers. AFP

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  A Kashmiri girl has her hands decorated with henna ahead of Eid Al Adha, in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir region. EPA

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  Worshippers attend prayers on Eid Al Adha at the Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground cricket ground, in Kenya's capital Nairobi. Reuters

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  A Muslim worshipper in the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, during the first day of Eid Al Adha in Istanbul. AP

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  Balloons are released during an Eid Al Adha service at Al Sayeda Zainab Mosque in Cairo. EPA

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  Baghdad residents take a ride at an amusement park at sunset, as they celebrate Eid Al Adha in Iraq's capital. Reuters

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  Eid Al Adha prayers at the Jama Masjid, in India's capital New Delhi. AP

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  Eid Al Adha prayers, held on the athletics track of the Dinamo Stadium, in Romania's capital Bucharest. AP

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  Eid Al Adha prayers at Moskovsky Prospekt during celebrations in St Petersburg. AP