The joyous celebration has arrived after a month of fasting during Ramadan - but the celebrations are being marked on different days.
Islam follows the lunar calendar, so the visibility of a new moon determines the start of each month.
While a new moon can be visible in some parts of the world, it will not be seen in Australia by Thursday evening.Others believe that Muslims will need to physically see the moon where they live before they can confirm the celebrations begin. According to ANIC spokesperson and advisor Bilal Rauf, the council of imams and scholars deliberate on a set of criteria, one of which is the likelihood of the moon being visible in Australia, based on scientific calculations.While the moon will be visible in other parts of the world on the evening of Thursday, Mr Rauf said there is "zero possibility" of it being seen in Australia.
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