| August 2009 |
| Su |
Mo |
Tu |
We |
Th |
Fr |
Sa |
| | | | | | 1 | | 2 Friendship Day
Sunday August 2
-15 years, -3 months, -5 days
or -5576 days | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 Assumption of Mary Day
Saturday August 15
-15 years, -2 months, -23 days
or -5563 days | | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 Senior Citizens Day
Friday August 21
-15 years, -2 months, -17 days
or -5557 days | 22 Ramadan
Saturday August 22
-15 years, -2 months, -16 days
or -5556 days | | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | | 30 | 31 | | | | | |
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Ramadan for the year 2009 starts on Saturday, August 22nd lasting 30 days and ending at sundown on Sunday, September 20th. Because the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar with days starting at sunset, the holiday begins at sunset of the previous day on Friday, August 21st.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is a month of fasting, prayer, giving and self-evaluation observed by Muslims. The month lasts 29-30 days depending on the sightings of the crescent moon.
Days to the start of Ramadan 2009
Saturday, August 22nd is day number 234 of the 2009 calendar year with -15 years, -2 months, -16 days until the start of the celebration/ observance of Ramadan 2009.