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
NakshatraKrittika
YogaAyushman
KaranaKaulava
Sunrise5:49 AM
Sunset6:50 PM
Rahu Kaal9:04 AM - 10:41 AM
Abhijit11:53 AM - 12:45 PM
India