The months in the Chinese lunar calendar are based on the phases of the moon. Each month begins with the new moon, and a ...

Here’s why Ramadan starts earlier this year, what it is and a few things to know about the most holy month on the Islamic calendar.

See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025. Today, March 13, 2025, the moon is 12 days old and is in the Full Moon phase of its lunar cycle.

The lunar calendar is a system based on the moon's cycles, unlike the Gregorian calendar, which follows the solar cycle. It measures time from one new moon to the next, with a cycle lasting about ...

The Muslim holiday of Ramadan starts tonight, Feb. 28, and lasts until March 29. The monthlong observance of Ramadan is a period of introspection, communal prayer and reading the Qurʾān. According to ...

In 2025 Lent ends on April 17, known as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, the day before Good Friday. This year, Easter falls on April 20.

The dates of the Jewish holiday of Passover are also based on a lunar calendar and change year to year. In 2025, Passover begins before sundown on Saturday, April 12, 2025, and ends after nightfall on ...

The crescent moon sighting determines the start of Ramadan 2025. In India, fasting will commence on March 2, following Islamic traditions ...

Chaturthi Vrat, dedicated to Lord Ganesha, falls on the 3rd of March, followed by Holashtak on the 7th. Holashtak is an eight-day period leading up to Holi, culminating with Holika Dahan, a ritual ...

It depends on the date of Easter, and therefore the date of Pancake Day, moves around with the Lunar Calendar. Easter is ...