As the holy month of Ramadan continues in full swing, there are updates on the Eid Al Fitr 2025 holidays in the UAE. The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) has issued a circular confirming the Eid Al Fitr 2025 holidays for public sector employees will be from 1st to 3rd Shawwal 1446 AH.
Work will resume on 4th Shawwal, although updates are still pending on the dates corresponding to the Gregorian calendar week.
The authority also added that ‘If Ramadan completes 30 days, the 30th day of Ramadan will be considered an official holiday and added to the Eid Al Fitr holidays.’
Because the Islamic Calendar is based on lunar months, it means that for these dates to be confirmed in the Gregorian calendar (the traditional January to December version), there has to be a sighting of the moon in a very specific phase.
The UAE’s moon-sighting committee will convene on Ramadan 29 (Saturday, March 29) to search the skies for the crescent. If spotted, the holy month ends at 29 days and the Eid break is from Sunday, March 30, to Tuesday, April 1. When combined with the Saturday weekend which precedes the holiday, that’s a four-day break.
If the Moon is not spotted on March 29, the holy month of Ramadan will last 30 days. This year, the 30th of Ramadan has been declared a holiday as well in addition to three days for Eid. That means the break is from Sunday, March 30 (Ramadan 30), till Wednesday, April 2. Effectivelly, this means a five-day break when combined with the weekend.
The actual dates of the holiday will be announced on March 29 when the moon-sighting committee convenes.
Watch this space for more updates!