Ramadan for the year 2006 starts on Sunday, September 24th lasting 30 days and ending at sundown on Monday, October 23rd. Because the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar with days starting at sunset, the holiday begins at sunset of the previous day on Saturday, September 23rd.
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 2006
Sunday, September 24th is day number 267 of the 2006 calendar year with -17 years, -6 months, -24 days until the start of the celebration/ observance of Ramadan 2006.