The app unveiled ahead of Eid Al Fitr is called “The Ruet”. It combines Islamic Hijri calendar with modern technology, facilitating Pakistanis to learn about the beginning of new Islamic month with a single tap. It displays various moon phases, current age of moon and other time information according to the Islamic calendar. The users can also find the position of the moon, sun and all major planets on the interactive sky simulation.

“The Ruet is a utility and information application related to moon and sighting of the moon in Pakistan by the Ministry of Science and Technology” according to the app’s description. It is only available on the Google Play Store currently.

The app was announced by Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry who earlier this week launched Pakistan’s first ever moon-sighting website, according to which Eid Al Fitr 2019 will be celebrated in Pakistan on June 5. This is the first time that Eid day has been announced in Pakistan days ahead of the religious festival, putting an end to the practice of looking for the moon physically through telescopes by the Islamic clerics.