December 8 to be first day of Eid Al Adha

Abu Dhabi: December 8 will be the first day of Eid Al Adha, according to the Islamic Crescents Monitoring Project.

Astronomical calculations have predicted that November 29 will be the first day of Zil Hijja.

On that day, sighting of the crescent will be endorsed in some Muslim countries to mark the beginning of the Hijri month.

The Islamic Crescents Monitoring Project was set up in 1998 and includes 400 scholars and moon-sighting experts.