Where are the regions with the longest fasting durations?

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Yosepha Pusparisa 12/04/2021 16:56 WIB

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The length of the Ramadan fast, beginning Tuesday, April 13, 2021, varies depending on location. Longyearbyen, Norway, will experience the longest fasting period, reaching 21 hours a day.

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Fasting Duration by Region

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Ramadan, which fell on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, had varying fasting durations across different regions. This variation is due to the sun's continuous movement following its annual apparent motion.

Longyearbyen, Norway, experienced the longest fasting duration, reaching 21 hours a day, because the sun did not set between April 20 and August 22, 2021. Therefore, a religious edict stipulated that fasting times should be based on the time in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as cited by Aljazeera.

London, England, followed with an average fasting time of 16.5 hours a day. Toronto, representing Canada, had a daily fasting duration of 15.5 hours.

Meanwhile, the fasting duration in Indonesia was approximately 12.5 hours a day. Ushuaia, Argentina, had one of the shortest fasting durations globally, lasting only 10.5 hours per day.

Editor : Aria W. Yudhistira

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