CEBU, Philippines — The dates of Ramadan and Eid’l Fitr change yearly because it follows the Islamic lunar calendar, which is based on the cycles of the moon rather than the solar year used in the Gregorian calendar. This difference explains why the start and end of Ramadan, and the celebration of Eid al-Fitr move earlier by about 10 to 11 days annually. In the Philippines, this was seen again in 2026, when Eid’l Fitr was moved to Saturday, March 21, after the crescent moon marking the start of Shawwal was not sighted on Thursday evening. The Bangsamoro Darul-Ifta’ said […]... Keep on reading: Eid’l Fitr: Why Ramadan date changes yearly