When is Ramadan 2027?
Ramadan 2027 is expected to begin on Monday 8 February 2027, depending on the moon sighting. The first Taraweeh is prayed the night before, and the month is expected to end with Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday 9 March 2027.
- First Taraweeh
- Evening of Sunday 7 February 2027
- First fast
- Monday 8 February 2027
- Last ten nights begin
- Evening of Saturday 27 February 2027
- 27th night
- Evening of Friday 5 March 2027
- Last fast
- Monday 8 March 2027, or a day later if the month has 30 days
- Eid al-Fitr
- Tuesday 9 March 2027
Calculated from the Umm al-Qura calendar. The actual day depends on the moon sighting in your country and can be a day later.
What is Ramadan?
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, the month in which the Quran was first revealed (Quran 2:185). Fasting it is one of the five pillars of Islam. For a whole month, Muslims fast from dawn (Fajr) to sunset (Maghrib), and spend more time in prayer, Quran and charity.
What Muslims do in Ramadan
- Suhoor: a meal before Fajr. There is blessing in it, and it makes the day easier.
- The fast: from Fajr to Maghrib, no food, drink or smoking, and also no arguing or bad speech.
- Iftar: at Maghrib, break the fast with dates and water, pray Maghrib, then eat.
- Taraweeh: a sunnah night prayer after Isha, often in the mosque. It is not obligatory.
- The last ten nights: Muslims seek Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Decree, in the odd nights. The Quran says it is better than a thousand months (97:3).
- Zakat al-Fitr: a small charity for each person in the family, given before the Eid prayer.
Your first Ramadan
If this is your first Ramadan, you do not have to do everything. Start with the fast and the five daily prayers, and add the rest bit by bit. Read your first Ramadan as a revert, and if you are unsure about something, check does this break my fast?
Ramadan 2027 is 29 days by the Umm al-Qura calendar, but the month can have 29 or 30 days, depending on the moon at its end. In Norway, see the Ramadan timetable for Norway with suhoor and iftar times for every town.
The date in your country
Each Islamic month begins with the new crescent moon. Saudi Arabia and the countries that follow it announce the date 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. Follow the announcement of your local mosque.
Common questions
When does Ramadan 2027 start?
Ramadan 2027 is expected to begin on Monday 8 February 2027 by the Umm al-Qura calendar. The first fast is that day, and the first Taraweeh is the night before. Where the moon is sighted a day later, the first fast is on Tuesday 9 February 2027.
When does Ramadan 2027 end?
The last fast is expected on Monday 8 March 2027, and Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday 9 March 2027. If the month has 30 days, both move one day later.
When is Laylat al-Qadr 2027?
Laylat al-Qadr is in the last ten nights of Ramadan, most likely an odd night. In 2027 the last ten nights are expected to begin on the evening of Saturday 27 February 2027, and the 27th night on the evening of Friday 5 March 2027. Nobody knows the night for certain, so seek it in all of them.
Do I have to fast in my first Ramadan as a new Muslim?
Yes, if you are an adult, healthy and not travelling, the fast is obligatory from your first Ramadan. It is normal to find it hard. Travellers, people who are ill, and women during their period do not fast, and make up the days later.
What breaks the fast?
Eating, drinking and smoking on purpose, and intimacy, between Fajr and Maghrib. Eating or drinking by mistake, out of habit, does not break it: stop and carry on with your fast.
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