Some Bay Area mosques holding in-person services for Ramadan Some Bay Area mosques holding in-person services for Ramadan It’s the first day of fasting for Muslims around the world. Muslim families fast every day from sunrise to sunset in observance of the holy month of Ramadan. Some Bay Area mosques are holding in-person gatherings. SANTA CLARA, Calif. - It’s the first day of fasting for Muslims around the world. Muslim families fast every day from sunrise to sunset in observance of the holy month of Ramadan. Some Bay Area mosques are holding in-person gatherings. At the Muslim Community Center in Santa Clara, Muslims gathered in person, some for the first time in months, to mark the start of Ramadan. It’s a sacred time of self-reflection and sacrifice. Part of Ramadan is when the sun is out, there’s no eating, smoking, drinking, and no water.