Ramadan for the year 2014 starts on Sunday, June 29th lasting 30 days and ending at sundown on Monday, July 28th. Because the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar with days starting at sunset, the holiday begins at sunset of the previous day on Saturday, June 28th.
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 2014
Sunday, June 29th is day number 180 of the 2014 calendar year with -9 years, -11 months, -28 days until the start of the celebration/ observance of Ramadan 2014.