Mashable: A general mood of spirituality and reflection will sweep the U.A.E. during the fasting month.

As the holy month of Ramadan starts tomorrow, Thursday, March 23, office and school hours will be reduced, special Iftar tents will be put up outside mosques, and prayers will last well into the evening. A general mood of spirituality and reflection will sweep the U.A.E. during the fasting month.

Fasting hours on Day 1

The Fajr (dawn) prayer calls for Ramadan 1 will be made at 5:02 a.m. About 10 minutes before the Fajr call for prayer, Muslims usually stop eating at Imsak time. Imsak and Iftar are at 4.52 am and 6.35 pm, respectively, according to the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department (IACAD) website.

Mid-Ramadan fasting times

Over the holy month, fasting hours will increase. Imsak and Iftar are at 4.37 and 6.41, respectively, on Ramadan 15. Muslims will fast for 14 hours and four minutes on the 15th.

Last day of the month

The hours of fasting would have increased to almost 14-and-a-half hours by the end of the holy month.

According to astronomical estimates, the holy month will last 29 days this year. Imsak is at 4.21 am, and Iftar is at 6.47 pm on Ramadan 29. Therefore, the duration of the fast is 14 hours and 26 minutes.

Taraweeh prayers

Throughout the holy month, this is a late-evening prayer that is offered in congregations across all mosques in the UAE. It is offered shortly after the Isha prayer.

Eid Al Fitr holiday

From Ramadan 29 to Shawwal 3, the UAE observes an official Eid al-Fitr holiday. The break is from Thursday, April 20, to Sunday, April 23, if the astronomical estimates are correct.