| August 2011 |
| Su |
Mo |
Tu |
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| 1 Ramadan
Monday August 1
-14 years, -8 months, -1 days
or -5358 days | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | 7 Friendship Day
Sunday August 7
-14 years, -7 months, -26 days
or -5352 days | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | 14 | 15 Assumption of Mary Day
Monday August 15
-14 years, -7 months, -18 days
or -5344 days | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | | 21 Senior Citizens Day
Sunday August 21
-14 years, -7 months, -12 days
or -5338 days | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | | | | | | | | | | |
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Ramadan for the year 2011 starts on Monday, August 1st lasting 30 days and ending at sundown on Tuesday, August 30th. Because the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar with days starting at sunset, the holiday begins at sunset of the previous day on Sunday, July 31st.
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 2011
Monday, August 1st is day number 213 of the 2011 calendar year with -14 years, -8 months, -1 day until the start of the celebration/ observance of Ramadan 2011.