Ramadan for the year 2008 starts on Tuesday, September 2nd lasting 30 days and ending at sundown on Wednesday, October 1st. Because the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar with days starting at sunset, the holiday begins at sunset of the previous day on Monday, September 1st.
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 2008
Tuesday, September 2nd is day number 246 of the 2008 calendar year with -15 years, -7 months, -29 days until the start of the celebration/ observance of Ramadan 2008.
