Friday is the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr, as Thursday was the last day of Ramadan. The Muslims will celebrate Eid on the day. India, Bangladesh and other south Asian countries will celebrate the Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday as the Shawwal moon was sighted on Thursday. Eid was also being celebrated in Europe and North America.

The crescent moon had risen in the skies signalling the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
Arab states including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Yemen, Libya and the United Arab Emirates celebrated Eid on Thursday.

The announcement came after a meeting of Qadeem Royat Hilal Committee headed by Maulana Mufti Mohammed Mukkaram, Shahi Imam of Fatehpuri Masjid today.

Ramzan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is observed as a fasting period by Muslims who abstain from food and water from sunrise to sunset and it culminates in Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations.