YEMEN Press Agency

Wednesday is first day of holy month of Ramadan

SANAA, May 15(YPA) – The first day of the holy month of Ramadan in the Republic of Yemen will be on Wednesday, May 16, the Yemeni astronomer Ahmad al-Jubi said.

“The first day of Ramadan will coincide on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, and Tuesday, May 15 is the last day (29th) of Sha’baan month 1439,” Jubi wrote on his facebook official page.

He said the crescent of Ramadan this year will be three minutes and 46 seconds after sunset, and the month of Ramadan will be 30 days.

E.M