Ramadan for the year 2010 starts on Wednesday, August 11th lasting 30 days and ending at sundown on Thursday, September 9th. Because the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar with days starting at sunset, the holiday begins at sunset of the previous day on Tuesday, August 10th.
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 2010
Wednesday, August 11th is day number 223 of the 2010 calendar year with -14 years, -2 months, -26 days until the start of the celebration/ observance of Ramadan 2010.
