The observance of Ramadan involves fasting from dawn until sunset, and this duration can vary greatly depending on geographical location. For Muslims living in northern regions such as Alaska, the fasting period can extend significantly longer than in areas closer to the equator.
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The short days the region sees in December, when Muslims there end up fasting fewer hours per day than their co-religionists in the Middle East.
a flip side of the long days of Northern European summers
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Ramadan traditionally starts the morning after the naked-eye sighting of the new moon, which sufficed in earlier centuries but is breaking down because of modern communications. If Muslims in Britain or France can't see the new moon because of clouds, they can simply telephone or tweet relatives in Pakistan, Bangladesh or North Africa to see if Ramadan has started there and follow suit if it has.
the traditional start of Ramadan
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This year, the fast begins on the longest days of the solar year. This highlights the difference between Mecca in Saudi Arabia — where there are 2 1/2 hours' difference between the longest and shortest days — and Oslo, Norway, where the summer-winter gap is almost 13 hours.
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Since Islam has spread from its Arabian heartland to the far reaches of the Earth, Muslims who live farther north must fast several hours longer than those in Mecca. On the year's longest day, June 21, some could end up fasting for as long as 20 hours.
