Title: "Astronomical Research" in Egypt: Tomorrow, Friday, Marks the First Day of Eid Al-Fitr

The National Institute for Astronomical and Geophysical Research announced that "tomorrow, Friday, is the first day of Eid Al-Fitr, according to the astronomical calculations conducted by the Sun Research Laboratory at the institute." It explained that "the crescent of the month of Shawwal will be born immediately after the conjunction, today Thursday at 6:14 AM local Cairo time." The institute confirmed that "the new crescent will remain in the sky over Mecca for 23 minutes, and over Cairo for 27 minutes after sunset on the day of sighting, and in the provinces of the Arab Republic of Egypt, the new crescent will remain in the sky for durations ranging from 24 to 29 minutes."