"During the month, which lasts 29 or 30 days, Muslims observing the fast will refrain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk, typically for a period of 12 to 15 hours, depending on their location. Muslims believe Ramadan is the month when the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad more than 1,400 years ago. The fast entails abstinence from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual relations during daylight hours to achieve greater taqwa, or consciousness of God."
"Ramadan begins 10 to 12 days earlier each year. This is because the Islamic calendar is based on the lunar Hijri calendar, with months that are 29 or 30 days long. For nearly 90 percent of the world's population living in the Northern Hemisphere, the number of fasting hours will be a bit shorter this year and will continue to decrease until 2031, when Ramadan will encompass the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year."
Ramadan is a lunar-month observance beginning Feb 18 or 19 depending on the crescent moon and lasting 29 or 30 days. Observers fast from dawn to dusk, abstaining from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual relations during daylight to increase taqwa (consciousness of God). Fasting durations vary by location, typically about 12–15 hours and ranging roughly 11.5–15.5 hours worldwide. The Islamic Hijri calendar moves Ramadan earlier by about 10–12 days each solar year. Northern Hemisphere fasting hours are shorter this cycle and will shrink until 2031; southern hemisphere hours are currently longer.
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