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Among the selected locations, the Muslims in melbourne had the longest fasting time during Ramadan 2026, with ** hours and ** minutes. Muslims residing in Oslo, Norway fasted for a total of ** hours and ** minutes, between the times of am and **** pm in the middle of the month of Ramadan. During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, observing Muslims worldwide abstain from eating, drinking, smoking, and sexual activities from sunrise to sunset.

Ramadan

The Islamic calendar is based on the lunar year; therefore, it is ten days shorter than the Gregorian solar calendar. Thus, Ramadan in 2026 will take place from the 18th February to the 19th of March 2026. The fasting hours are calculated from dusk until dawn of each day for the whole of the month of Ramadan. Differing fasting times in different places result from the fact that the length of each day varies based on the latitude of each location and changes each day due to the Earth's orbit around the sun. However, there might be slight interpretational differences between different schools of thought and branches of Islam. 

Muslim world

According to the latest estimations there are over *** billion Muslims worldwide. It is estimated that that by 2030 the Muslim population will increase to nearly * billion narrowing the gap with Christianity, whose community is projected to grow to just over billion by then. The majority of Muslims worldwide are located in Asia, though it is only a quarter of the continent’s population.