About
Held on 1 Shawwal, after the month of Ramadan. The date depends on sighting the crescent moon and can shift by a day.
Significance
Marks the end of a month of fasting.
How it is celebrated
- Eid prayer at mosques and eidgahs
- Zakat al-Fitr charity before the prayer
- Sevaiyan and festive meals
- Visiting family and friends
Panchang on this day (New Delhi)
TithiShukla Dwitiya
NakshatraBharani
YogaVishkambha
KaranaBalava
Sunrise6:00 AM
Sunset6:43 PM
Rahu Kaal12:22 PM - 1:57 PM
Abhijit11:56 AM - 12:47 PM
India