Key Islamic dates 2026 to 2028
These dates are calculated from the Umm al-Qura calendar. The actual day depends on the moon sighting your country or mosque follows, and can be a day later. A date marked as an evening is a night that begins at sunset on that day.
1448 AH (2026 to 2027)
Islamic New Year
Tuesday 16 June 2026
1 Muharram
Ashura
Thursday 25 June 2026
10 Muharram. Fasting this day is sunnah, and many fast the 9th with it.
Mawlid an-Nabi
Tuesday 25 August 2026
12 Rabi' al-Awwal. The birth of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Scholars differ on marking it; follow your local scholars.
Isra and Mi'raj
Evening of Monday 4 January 2027
27 Rajab. The Night Journey. The 27th of Rajab is the date most often given; scholars differ on the exact date and on marking it.
Laylat al-Bara'ah (15 Sha'ban)
Evening of Friday 22 January 2027
15 Sha'ban. Scholars differ on special acts for this night; follow your local scholars.
Monday 8 February 2027
1 Ramadan. Taraweeh begins the night before.
Last ten nights (Laylat al-Qadr)
Evening of Saturday 27 February 2027
21 Ramadan. Seek Laylat al-Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten.
Tuesday 9 March 2027
1 Shawwal
Day of Arafah
Saturday 15 May 2027
9 Dhul Hijjah. Fasting this day is sunnah for those not on Hajj.
Sunday 16 May 2027
10 Dhul Hijjah
1449 AH (2027 to 2028)
Islamic New Year
Sunday 6 June 2027
1 Muharram
Ashura
Tuesday 15 June 2027
10 Muharram. Fasting this day is sunnah, and many fast the 9th with it.
Mawlid an-Nabi
Saturday 14 August 2027
12 Rabi' al-Awwal. The birth of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Scholars differ on marking it; follow your local scholars.
Isra and Mi'raj
Evening of Friday 24 December 2027
27 Rajab. The Night Journey. The 27th of Rajab is the date most often given; scholars differ on the exact date and on marking it.
Laylat al-Bara'ah (15 Sha'ban)
Evening of Tuesday 11 January 2028
15 Sha'ban. Scholars differ on special acts for this night; follow your local scholars.
Friday 28 January 2028
1 Ramadan. Taraweeh begins the night before.
Last ten nights (Laylat al-Qadr)
Evening of Wednesday 16 February 2028
21 Ramadan. Seek Laylat al-Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten.
Saturday 26 February 2028
1 Shawwal
Day of Arafah
Thursday 4 May 2028
9 Dhul Hijjah. Fasting this day is sunnah for those not on Hajj.
Friday 5 May 2028
10 Dhul Hijjah
1450 AH (2028 to 2029)
Islamic New Year
Thursday 25 May 2028
1 Muharram
Ashura
Saturday 3 June 2028
10 Muharram. Fasting this day is sunnah, and many fast the 9th with it.
Mawlid an-Nabi
Thursday 3 August 2028
12 Rabi' al-Awwal. The birth of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Scholars differ on marking it; follow your local scholars.
Isra and Mi'raj
Evening of Wednesday 13 December 2028
27 Rajab. The Night Journey. The 27th of Rajab is the date most often given; scholars differ on the exact date and on marking it.
Laylat al-Bara'ah (15 Sha'ban)
Evening of Saturday 30 December 2028
15 Sha'ban. Scholars differ on special acts for this night; follow your local scholars.
First day of Ramadan
Tuesday 16 January 2029
1 Ramadan. Taraweeh begins the night before.
Last ten nights (Laylat al-Qadr)
Evening of Sunday 4 February 2029
21 Ramadan. Seek Laylat al-Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten.
Eid al-Fitr
Wednesday 14 February 2029
1 Shawwal
Day of Arafah
Monday 23 April 2029
9 Dhul Hijjah. Fasting this day is sunnah for those not on Hajj.
Eid al-Adha
Tuesday 24 April 2029
10 Dhul Hijjah
Why your date may be a day later
Each Islamic month begins with the new crescent moon. Saudi Arabia and the countries that follow it announce Ramadan and Eid after a sighting on the evening before. Turkey and many Turkish mosques in Europe use a calculated calendar fixed in advance. Many communities in South Asia, and some in Europe and North America, wait for a local sighting, which can come a day later. None of this changes what you do: follow the announcement of your local mosque.
In Norway, see the Ramadan timetable for Norway (in Norwegian: fastetider). For daily prayer times in Germany and France, see Gebetszeiten and horaires de prière.
Common questions
What is the Islamic calendar?
The Islamic, or Hijri, calendar is a lunar calendar of 12 months. Each month begins with the new crescent moon and has 29 or 30 days, so the year has about 354 days. Its years are counted from the Hijrah, the migration of the Prophet (peace be upon him) from Makkah to Madinah, and are marked AH.
Why does Ramadan move every year?
The lunar year is about 11 days shorter than the solar year. So Ramadan, Eid and every Islamic date come about 11 days earlier each year, and move through all the seasons in about 33 years.
Why do some countries start Ramadan or Eid a day later?
Many communities begin a month only when the new moon is seen, and it can be seen in one place a day before another. Some follow Saudi Arabia, some their own country, and some a calculated calendar. Follow the announcement of your local mosque.
What is the Umm al-Qura calendar?
It is the official calendar of Saudi Arabia, calculated from astronomy. The dates on this page come from it. For the religious months, Saudi Arabia still confirms the start with a moon sighting, so the real day can differ by one.
When does an Islamic day begin?
At sunset. That is why the first Taraweeh is prayed the night before the first fast, and why a night like Laylat al-Qadr begins on the evening before its date.
What year is it in the Islamic calendar?
The year 1448 AH began on 16 June 2026, and 1449 AH is expected to begin on 6 June 2027.
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