Eid fireworks going off in Abha, located in the Asir province of Saudi Arabia (Picture: Getty)

For Muslims everywhere, the festival of Eid Al-fitr is fast-approaching.

Though depending on where you are the celebration begins at different times.

When Ramadan ends at sunset, Eid follows the next day – or, technically, when someone spots the moon appearing.

At what time will Eid begin in Saudi Arabia? Is there a definite time?

Masjid Quba in Medina, Saudi Arabia, the first mosque built by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in the beginning of the Islamic calendar (Picture: Getty)

Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has declared that anyone who spots the crescent moon in the sky from sunset on Thursday 14 June must report it immediately.

Sightings of the Shawwal crescent moon should be reported to the nearest court or t the authority of the region’s centre in the area where the sighting occurred.

This moon marks the end of Ramadan, a period of fasting and prayer which has been going on now for 29 days, and the start of Shawwal.

Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, at sunset (Picture: Getty)

It’s predicted by astronomers that the moon won’t actually be visible until Friday 15 June.

In Saudi Arabia, Eid Al-fitr is a major public holiday, and King Salman issued a directive recently to extend this year’s Eid break.

Under the plans, government and military staff will receive around a full working week off to mark the holiday. They will resume work on Sunday, June 24.

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