Muslims across the kingdom will fast for almost 400 hours during the holy month of Ramadan, which is likely to begin next week.
Bahraini astronomical researcher Ali Al Hajari said the first day of Ramadan is expected to fall on February 18.
He noted that the new moon marking the start of the holy month will be in conjunction with the sun on February 17 at 4.51pm, based on Bahrain’s astronomical calculations.
“By sunset, the moon will be visible above Bahrain’s horizon for just over one minute, and even then it will be very low and partly below the horizon,” Mr Al Hajari told the GDN.
“Because the moon will be extremely close to the sun, it will be impossible to see with the naked eye or with any telescope or observation equipment.
“Therefore, based on astronomical calculations, we can predict that the first day of the holy month of Ramadan will be on February 18.”
According to Mr Al Hajari, Muslims in Bahrain this year will fast for up to 398 hours and 35 minutes, representing about 55 per cent of the month.
As for total iftar time, it is expected to be up to 329 hours and 39 minutes, constituting the remaining 45pc.
This means people in the country will fast for about 13 hours per day on average, which aligns with the GCC average of about 13.5 hours per day.
The fasting duration will increase by about one minute and 25 seconds per day.
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