Ramadan for the year 2004 starts on Saturday, October 16th lasting 30 days and ending at sundown on Saturday, November 13th. Because the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar with days starting at sunset, the holiday begins at sunset of the previous day on Friday, October 15th.
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 2004
Saturday, October 16th is day number 290 of the 2004 calendar year with -20 years, -6 months, -12 days until the start of the celebration/ observance of Ramadan 2004.
