Ramadan 2025 UAE: Work Timings,   Fasting Hours, Starting Date & Eid Holidays

As Ramadan approaches in UAE, everyone is starting to wonder what will be the new working hours, fasting times, starting date and the Eid holidays. Ramadan is the time where the daily routine of UAE residents faces a new change with colorful streets, a wide variety of foods and an atmosphere of prayers where lives get slow and peaceful. This article will give you a guide for this month of devotion and self reflection.

Ramadan Starting Date: 

The start of Shaaban will be indicated by the crescent moon which is the Hijri month that follows with Ramadan. The Hijri month started as the crescent moon spotted on January 31st  so it is likely for Ramadan to start on March 1st. The exact dates will be confirmed by the sighting of the moon at that time. As the UAE is having a cold temperature right now, it would be easy to keep fasting. 

Fasting Hours: 

The fasting hours of Ramadan on the first day is expected to be 12 hours 58 Minutes. When the fasting comes to the 11th day, the timing will be increased to 13 hours 13 minutes, also the early morning Fajr prayers will be at 5:16 AM following the Maghrib prayer at 6:29 PM. For the last month, those who are observing Ramadan will fast for 13 hours 41 minutes. In comparison with last year, the fasting hours of 2025 is less as the 2024 fasting hours varied from 13 hours 16 minutes to almost 14 hours. 

School & Work Timings:

For the entire month, the school and office timing will be shortened from the daily routine.  Mostly the school working hours will be shortened by 2 hours. From private companies to government offices, everyone will have shortened their working hours and some altered it. 

Ramadan 2025 comes at the time of mid-term and end-term examinations for the schools which are usually scheduled from February to March. Most of the schools have rescheduled the timing and the rest of them cancelled the examinations. 

Eid Holidays: 

Eid Al Fitr could fall on March 30th, March 31st or on April 1st depending on the start of the Ramadan and how long it will last.  If Eid falls on April 1st, this could give UAE residents up to six days of holidays along with the weekend. Eid holidays are usually from Ramadan 30 to Shawwal 3.