Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government declared here on Saturday that this year`s Idul Fitri or end of the fasting month of Ramadhan will fall on Sunday, September 20.
The declaration was contained in the decision of the minister of religious affairs issued based upon the results of calculation and observation by various Islamic organizations submitted to the meeting to determine the end of the fasting month at the ministry of religious affairs Saturday evening.
In the decision read out by the chairman of the calculation and observation agency, KH Hadi Abdul Fatah, it was stated that all experts on calculation and sighting of the new moon determined that the end of the fasting month fell on September 20.
"The new moon has been sighted at Pelabuhan Ratu, Sukabumi, and at Grand Mosque in Semarang," he said.
Based on the decision, Moslems in the country are allowed to conduct Idul Fitri prayers on Sunday.(*)
