On the first day of Ramadan, the difference between the longest and shortest fast is 2 minutes.

28.02.2025 15:03

On the first day of Ramadan, the longest fasting duration in Turkey will be 12 hours and 56 minutes, while the shortest fasting duration will be 12 hours and 54 minutes. Thus, the difference between the longest and shortest fasting durations will be only 2 minutes. Last year, this difference was 3 minutes.

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The month of Ramadan, the sultan of 11 months where worship, fasting, and spiritual peace reach their peak for millions of Muslims, is starting. The first pre-dawn meal (imsak) will be at 05:08 on the night of February 28 to March 1, and the first iftar will be at 18:02 in Iğdır. On the first day of Ramadan, the last pre-dawn meal will be at 06:18, and the last iftar will be at 19:12 in Çanakkale. The month of Ramadan, which will start on March 1, will end on March 29.

RAMADAN WILL BE SHORTER THIS YEAR

According to the lunar month calculations of the Presidency of Religious Affairs' High Board of Religious Affairs, since the crescent of the month of Shawwal will be seen on the evening of the 29th day of Ramadan, this year Ramadan will last for 29 days. Halit Çalış, a member of the High Board of Religious Affairs, explained the reason for the shorter duration of Ramadan this year by stating, "The beginning and end of fasting occur in the month of Ramadan. The month of Ramadan is one of the months in the Hijri calendar. At the same time, the Hijri calendar, which is a lunar calendar, is 10-11 days shorter than the Gregorian calendar. Therefore, a year is 354 days. As a result, the month of Ramadan comes 10-11 days earlier each year. Thus, the fasting of Ramadan can sometimes be observed for 29 days and sometimes for 30 days."

THERE WILL BE A 2-MINUTE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LONGEST AND SHORTEST FAST

On the first day of Ramadan, the longest fast will be 12 hours and 56 minutes in 6 provinces, while the shortest fast will be 12 hours and 54 minutes in 30 provinces. In the remaining 45 provinces, the fasting duration will be 12 hours and 55 minutes. Thus, the difference between the longest and shortest fast in Turkey, which was 3 minutes on the first day of Ramadan last year, will decrease to 2 minutes this year.

Hümeyra Nur İşlek, an astronomer at the Presidency of Religious Affairs' High Board of Religious Affairs, reported that on the first day, the longest fast will be 12 hours and 56 minutes in Osmaniye, Kastamonu, Antalya, Bilecik, Denizli, and Balıkesir, while the shortest fast will be 12 hours and 54 minutes in 30 provinces. İşlek stated that the similarity or sameness of fasting durations in some cities on the first day is due to the equinox on March 21.

THE LONGEST FAST IN THE WORLD WILL BE OBSERVED IN WELLINGTON

İşlek reported that in Libreville, the capital of Gabon, fasting will last for 13 hours and 23 minutes, and in Tromsø, Norway, it will last for 13 hours and 4 minutes, while the longest fast in the world will be observed in Wellington, New Zealand, lasting 14 hours and 47 minutes.

THE LONGEST FAST WILL BE OBSERVED IN 3 PROVINCES ON THE LAST DAY OF RAMADAN

İşlek provided information that on the last day of Ramadan, March 29, the first iftar will be at 18:31 in Iğdır, and the last iftar will be at 19:42 in Edirne. On the last day, the longest fasting duration will be 14 hours and 12 minutes in Ankara, Zonguldak, and Düzce, while the shortest will be 14 hours and 6 minutes in Bitlis.