French Muslim Council Announces Eid al-Fitr Date for 2023

The French now know the date of Eid al-Fitr. "Given the most accurate scientific data, with regard to the month of Shawwal, the conjunction (new moon) will take place on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 04:13 GMT (05:13: Paris time). The necessary conditions for the visual observation of the new crescent of Shawwal in the world will be met, God willing, on the same day, Thursday, April 20, from 7:19 PM GMT (8:19 PM: Paris time)," the Muslim Theological Council of France (CTMF) said in a statement. Consequently, "the first day of Shawwal (Eid al-Fitr)" will be "Friday, April 21, 2023."

In France, the holy month had started on Thursday, March 23.