Ramadan 2027 timetable for Germany

By the Umm al-Qura calendar, Monday 8 February 2027 is the first day of fasting. In Germany the mosque associations usually announce it together through the Coordination Council of Muslims (KRM), and some communities follow their own moon sighting. Ramadan lasts 29 or 30 days, and Eid al-Fitr is expected on Tuesday 9 March 2027. Eid al-Fitr 2027

Sahur is the meal before dawn. You can eat and drink right up until Fajr begins. The time in the "Sahur ends" column is the last moment, not the time to start eating. Many people get up half an hour earlier so they have time for a calm meal.

Iftar is at Maghrib, when the sun has set. In Berlin it is at 17:11 on the first day and 18:03 on the last day. It is sunnah to break the fast with a date and water before the Maghrib prayer.

Ramadan falls in February and March, so the fasts are short compared with a summer Ramadan. In Berlin the fast lasts 11 h 30 min on the first day and 13 h 19 min on the last day, about 359 hours over the month.

Mosques and apps use different angles for Fajr and Isha and different margins. These times follow the joint DITIB and IGMG calendar (Diyanet, 18° for Fajr and 16° for Isha). Apps that use 15° put Fajr about 19 minutes later, and some calendars add an imsak 10 minutes before Fajr as a margin. If your mosque publishes a Ramadan calendar, follow it.

No. Showering, bathing and swimming do not break the fast, as long as you do not swallow water. Take care when you rinse your mouth and nose. Brushing your teeth is fine too, without swallowing. The checker answers more than 50 everyday questions like these, with where the four schools differ. Does this break my fast?

Zakat al-fitr is a small gift of food, or its value, that every Muslim who can afford it gives for each person in the household before the Eid prayer, so people in need can celebrate too. Mosques in Germany announce the amount each year: the value of about 2.5 to 3 kilos of a staple food such as rice or flour. It is different from zakat, the yearly 2.5% on savings above the nisab. Zakat calculator

Anyone who is ill, travelling, menstruating or bleeding after childbirth should not fast, and pregnant and breastfeeding women may leave it if they worry about themselves or the baby. Children do not fast before puberty. The missed days are made up later in the year. Someone who will never be able to fast, for example because of old age or a lasting illness, gives fidya instead: food for a person in need for each day. Ask your imam if this applies to you.

Start small: practise getting up for sahur a few days before, and learn the niyyah, the intention to fast. You do not need to know everything on day one. The guide below covers what matters most. Your first Ramadan