Eid-ul-Adha 2025: Are your travel plans ready? Kuwait announces 5-day holiday post crescent moon sighting of Dhul Hijjah

This year, Kuwait is set to celebrate the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Adha (also known as Bakra Eid, Bakrid, Bakhreid, Eid-ul-Zuha, Eid al-Adha, Eid Qurban, Qurban Bayarami or the Feast of Sacrifice) on Friday, June 6, 2025, based on astronomical projections shared by the Al Ojairi Scientific Center. In a press release, the center revealed that the crescent moon marking the beginning of Dhul Hijjah, the twelfth and final month in the Islamic lunar calendar, will be born at dawn on May 27 and visible after sunset on May 28 for approximately 43 minutes across Kuwait’s skies.

Get ready for the ultimate June break! Kuwait declares 5-day holiday for Eid-ul-Adha 2025 post crescent moon sighting for Dhul Hijjah 1446 AH.(File Photo)

This celestial event signals the countdown to Eid-ul-Adha and aligns with broader visibility predictions across the Arab and Islamic world, where the crescent is expected to be visible for 40 to 58 minutes in various capitals. With this in mind, Arafat Day, the holiest day in the Hajj pilgrimage, is forecasted for Thursday, June 5, followed by Eid-ul-Adha celebrations the next day.