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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Flag Day Sunday June 14 -9 years, -6 months, -16 days or -3487 days | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 Ramadan Thursday June 18 -9 years, -6 months, -12 days or -3483 days | 19 | 20 | 21 Fathers Day Sunday June 21 -9 years, -6 months, -9 days or -3480 days | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Ramadan for the year 2015 starts on Thursday, June 18th lasting 30 days and ending at sundown on Friday, July 17th. Because the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar with days starting at sunset, the holiday begins at sunset of the previous day on Wednesday, June 17th.
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 2015
Thursday, June 18th is day number 169 of the 2015 calendar year with -9 years, -6 months, -12 days until the start of the celebration/ observance of Ramadan 2015.