Prabowo Spends Takbiran Night in Medan, Eid in Aceh

President Prabowo Subianto is scheduled to spend the Takbiran night in North Sumatra on Friday evening, 20 March 2026. Meanwhile, the President will perform Eid al-Fitr prayers in Aceh on Saturday morning.

“Yes, that’s correct. The President will observe Takbiran night in North Sumatra, and God willing, he will perform Eid al-Fitr prayers in Aceh tomorrow morning,” said Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya in Jakarta on Friday.

According to Cabinet Secretary Teddy, President Prabowo is scheduled to depart from TNI AU Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base in Jakarta on Friday afternoon. From Jakarta to North Sumatra and Aceh, President Prabowo will be accompanied by several state officials, including Cabinet Secretary Teddy.

The two regions visited by President Prabowo for Takbiran night and Eid al-Fitr prayers are areas affected by flash floods and landslides in November to December 2025. As a result of the disaster, thousands of houses were swept away or severely damaged by flooding, road access was cut off, and infrastructure suffered severe damage.

It is known that the Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kemenag) of the Republic of Indonesia has officially set Eid al-Fitr, 1 Syawal 1447 Hijriah, to fall on Saturday, 21 March 2026.

“Based on calculation and the absence of the crescent moon sighting, it is agreed that 1 Syawal 1447 Hijriah falls on Saturday, 21 March 2026,” said Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar at the Press Conference of the 1 Syawal 1447 Hijriah Isbat Session at the Kemenag Office in Jakarta on Thursday.

The decision was made following the results of the crescent moon sighting conducted by the Kemenag RI’s Hisab Rukyat Team, which stated that the crescent moon’s height across all regions of Indonesia did not meet the criteria set by the Minister of Religious Affairs of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore (MABIMS).