Indonesia celebrates Eid al-Fitr on Saturday

A member of the Falakiyah Team from the Nahdlatul Ulama Regional Board in Jakarta uses a telescope to observe the crescent moon at Hasyim Asyari Mosque, Jakarta, Thursday (March 19, 2026). Following government deliberations, the official Ramadan moon-sighting (isbat) session on Thursday night confirms that the Islamic holiday of 1 Syawal 1447 Hijri falls on Saturday (March 21, 2026). ANTARA PHOTO/Muhammad Iqbal/wsj/M052

A member of the Falakiyah Team from the Nahdlatul Ulama Regional Board in Jakarta uses a telescope to observe the crescent moon at Hasyim Asyari Mosque, Jakarta, Thursday (March 19, 2026). Following government deliberations, the official Ramadan moon-sighting (isbat) session on Thursday night confirms that the Islamic holiday of 1 Syawal 1447 Hijri falls on Saturday (March 21, 2026). ANTARA PHOTO/Muhammad Iqbal/wsj/M052

Visitors observe the crescent moon using a telescope during the Hilal sighting at the Modern Islamic Boarding School (PPMI) Assalaam Observatory in Pabelan, Kartasura, Sukoharjo, Central Java, Thursday (March 19, 2026). Following government deliberations, the official Ramadan moon-sighting (isbat) session on Thursday night confirms that the Islamic holiday of 1 Syawal 1447 Hijri falls on Saturday (March 21, 2026). ANTARA PHOTO/Mohammad Ayudha/wsj/M052

An observer uses a telescope to sight the crescent moon from the tower of the Faculty of Medicine building at Bandung Islamic University (UNISBA), Bandung, West Java, Thursday (March 19, 2026). Following government deliberations, the official Ramadan moon-sighting (isbat) session on Thursday night confirms that the Islamic holiday of 1 Syawal 1447 Hijri falls on Saturday (March 21, 2026). ANTARA PHOTO/Raisan Al Farisi/wsj/M052

A Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) officer observes the crescent moon using a telescope at the BMKG Hilal Observation Building in Afe Taduma, Ternate, North Maluku, Thursday (March 19, 2026). Following government deliberations, the official Ramadan moon-sighting (isbat) session on Thursday night confirms that the Islamic holiday of 1 Syawal 1447 Hijri falls on Saturday (March 21, 2026). ANTARA PHOTO/Andri Saputra/wsj/M052

Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar holds a press conference on the outcome of the 1 Syawal 1447 Hijri isbat session in Jakarta, Thursday (March 19, 2026). Based on the session’s decision, the government confirms that the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr 1 Syawal 1447 Hijri falls on Saturday (March 21, 2026). ANTARA PHOTO/Putra M. Akbar/wsj/M052

Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar (center), accompanied by Deputy Minister Romo Muhammad Syafi’i (left) and House of Representatives Commission VIII Chair Marwan Dasopang (right), holds a press conference on the outcome of the 1 Syawal 1447 Hijri isbat session in Jakarta, Thursday (March 19, 2026). Based on the session’s decision, the government confirms that the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr 1 Syawal 1447 Hijri falls on Saturday (March 21, 2026). ANTARA PHOTO/Putra M. Akbar/wsj/M052