Government employees, students and teachers will resume work on Saturday Dul Hijjah 16 (Nov. 12).

The Grand Standing on Arafat will this year likely fall on Saturday Dul Hijjah 9 (Nov. 5) (depending on the sighting of the crescent) and the Eid Al-Adha will be the next day.

The current 1432H year will end on Friday Dul Hijjah 29 according to Umm Al-Qura calendar.

The new Hijra year of 1433, will start on Saturday, the first of Muharram which corresponds to Nov. 26. The school mid-year holidays will start from Rabie-ul Thani 28, while the summer vacation will be from Rajab 16 and will continue for 85 days.