Ramadan lasts for 29 or 30 days each year. Because Islam uses a lunar calendar, the month of Ramadan comes around 11 days earlier each year, so there is no Western season associated with Ramadan.

During Ramadan, sawm, one of the pillars of Islam, is observed. While Sawm may mean to fast, it can also be interpreted to refrain from dawn to dusk, food, drink, and all forms of "immoral behavior." ...

Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs announced no confirmed reports of the crescent moon sighting marking the beginning of Sha’aban.