Riyadh, September 14 (QNA) - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced that Eid Al-Adha will start on Thursday, September 24, as the Zul Hijjah moon was not sighted on Sunday, September 13, 2015, according to a statement from the official moon-sighting committee.
"Monday will be the last day of Zul Qaadah and Tuesday, September 15, 2015, will mark the beginning of the lunar month of Zul Hijjah," the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia announced.
The peak of Haj (Day of Arafat) will be on Wednesday, September 23, 2015.
The announcement was made after the kingdom's moon-sighting committee met in Riyadh and other cities to look for Zul Hijjah crescent, which is 12th and last month of the Islamic calendar. (QNA)