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HIJRI CALENDAR

Islamic dates 2026–2028

The Hijri calendar follows the moon: each month begins with the new crescent, so a month has 29 or 30 days and the year is about 11 days shorter than the solar year. These are the dates for the next three years.

Why calendars can differ by a day

Diyanet starts a month when the crescent can be seen anywhere on Earth. Other authorities, such as Saudi Arabia’s Umm al-Qura calendar, use their own criteria or a local sighting. Most months agree; when they do not, the dates are one day apart. Both columns are shown below.

2026

DayUmm al-QuraDiyanet (Türkiye)Hijri
Isra and Mi'raj (night before 27 Rajab) ☾Thursday, 15 January 2026Thursday, 15 January 20261447 AH
Start of Sha'banTuesday, 20 January 2026Tuesday, 20 January 20261447 AH
Mid-Sha'ban (night before 15 Sha'ban) ☾Monday, 2 February 2026Monday, 2 February 20261447 AH
First day of RamadanWednesday, 18 February 2026Thursday, 19 February 20261447 AH
Laylat al-Qadr (night before 27 Ramadan) ☾Sunday, 15 March 2026Monday, 16 March 20261447 AH
Eve of Eid al-FitrThursday, 19 March 2026Thursday, 19 March 20261447 AH
Eid al-Fitr (1-3 Shawwal)Friday, 20 March 2026Friday, 20 March 20261447 AH
Day of Arafah / eve of Eid al-AdhaTuesday, 26 May 2026Tuesday, 26 May 20261447 AH
Eid al-Adha (10-13 Dhu al-Hijjah)Wednesday, 27 May 2026Wednesday, 27 May 20261447 AH
Islamic New YearTuesday, 16 June 2026Tuesday, 16 June 20261448 AH
Day of AshuraThursday, 25 June 2026Thursday, 25 June 20261448 AH
Mawlid (night before 12 Rabi' al-awwal) ☾Monday, 24 August 2026Monday, 24 August 20261448 AH
Start of Rajab (the Three Holy Months)Thursday, 10 December 2026Thursday, 10 December 20261448 AH

2027

DayUmm al-QuraDiyanet (Türkiye)Hijri
Isra and Mi'raj (night before 27 Rajab) ☾Monday, 4 January 2027Monday, 4 January 20271448 AH
Start of Sha'banSaturday, 9 January 2027Saturday, 9 January 20271448 AH
Mid-Sha'ban (night before 15 Sha'ban) ☾Friday, 22 January 2027Friday, 22 January 20271448 AH
First day of RamadanMonday, 8 February 2027Monday, 8 February 20271448 AH
Laylat al-Qadr (night before 27 Ramadan) ☾Friday, 5 March 2027Friday, 5 March 20271448 AH
Eve of Eid al-FitrMonday, 8 March 2027Monday, 8 March 20271448 AH
Eid al-Fitr (1-3 Shawwal)Tuesday, 9 March 2027Tuesday, 9 March 20271448 AH
Day of Arafah / eve of Eid al-AdhaSaturday, 15 May 2027Saturday, 15 May 20271448 AH
Eid al-Adha (10-13 Dhu al-Hijjah)Sunday, 16 May 2027Sunday, 16 May 20271448 AH
Islamic New YearSunday, 6 June 2027Sunday, 6 June 20271449 AH
Day of AshuraTuesday, 15 June 2027Tuesday, 15 June 20271449 AH
Mawlid (night before 12 Rabi' al-awwal) ☾Friday, 13 August 2027Friday, 13 August 20271449 AH
Start of Rajab (the Three Holy Months)Monday, 29 November 2027Monday, 29 November 20271449 AH
Isra and Mi'raj (night before 27 Rajab) ☾Friday, 24 December 2027Friday, 24 December 20271449 AH
Start of Sha'banWednesday, 29 December 2027Wednesday, 29 December 20271449 AH

2028

DayUmm al-QuraDiyanet (Türkiye)Hijri
Mid-Sha'ban (night before 15 Sha'ban) ☾Tuesday, 11 January 2028Tuesday, 11 January 2028 †1449 AH
First day of RamadanFriday, 28 January 2028Friday, 28 January 20281449 AH
Laylat al-Qadr (night before 27 Ramadan) ☾Tuesday, 22 February 2028Tuesday, 22 February 2028 †1449 AH
Eve of Eid al-FitrFriday, 25 February 2028Friday, 25 February 20281449 AH
Eid al-Fitr (1-3 Shawwal)Saturday, 26 February 2028Saturday, 26 February 20281449 AH
Day of Arafah / eve of Eid al-AdhaThursday, 4 May 2028Thursday, 4 May 20281449 AH
Eid al-Adha (10-13 Dhu al-Hijjah)Friday, 5 May 2028Friday, 5 May 20281449 AH
Islamic New YearThursday, 25 May 2028Thursday, 25 May 20281450 AH
Day of AshuraSaturday, 3 June 2028Saturday, 3 June 20281450 AH
Mawlid (night before 12 Rabi' al-awwal) ☾Wednesday, 2 August 2028Wednesday, 2 August 2028 †1450 AH
Start of Rajab (the Three Holy Months)Saturday, 18 November 2028Saturday, 18 November 20281450 AH
Isra and Mi'raj (night before 27 Rajab) ☾Wednesday, 13 December 2028Wednesday, 13 December 2028 †1450 AH
Start of Sha'banSunday, 17 December 2028Sunday, 17 December 20281450 AH
Mid-Sha'ban (night before 15 Sha'ban) ☾Saturday, 30 December 2028Saturday, 30 December 2028 †1450 AH

☾ Night: the date is the evening on which the night begins. † Diyanet’s table lists two possible dates; check Diyanet’s final announcement.

When each Hijri month begins

MonthDiyanetUmm al-QuraLength (Diyanet)
Sha'ban 144720 January 2026same30 days
Ramadan 144719 February 202618 February 202629 days
Shawwal 144720 March 2026same29 days
Dhu al-Qi'dah 144718 April 2026same30 days
Dhu al-Hijjah 144718 May 2026same29 days
Muharram 144816 June 2026same29 days
Safar 144815 July 2026same30 days
Rabi' al-awwal 144814 August 2026same29 days
Rabi' al-thani 144812 September 2026same30 days
Jumada al-awwal 144812 October 2026same29 days
Jumada al-thani 144810 November 202611 November 202630 days
Rajab 144810 December 2026same30 days
Sha'ban 14489 January 2027same30 days
Ramadan 14488 February 2027same29 days
Shawwal 14489 March 2027same30 days
Dhu al-Qi'dah 14488 April 2027same29 days
Dhu al-Hijjah 14487 May 2027same30 days
Muharram 14496 June 2027same29 days
Safar 14495 July 2027same29 days
Rabi' al-awwal 14493 August 2027same30 days
Rabi' al-thani 14492 September 2027same29 days
Jumada al-awwal 14491 October 2027same30 days
Jumada al-thani 144931 October 2027same29 days
Rajab 144929 November 2027same30 days
Sha'ban 144929 December 2027same30 days
Ramadan 144928 January 2028same29 days
Shawwal 144926 February 2028same30 days
Dhu al-Qi'dah 144927 March 2028same30 days
Dhu al-Hijjah 144926 April 2028same29 days
Muharram 145025 May 2028same30 days
Safar 145024 June 2028same29 days
Rabi' al-awwal 145023 July 2028same29 days
Rabi' al-thani 145021 August 202822 August 202830 days
Jumada al-awwal 145020 September 2028same29 days
Jumada al-thani 145019 October 2028same30 days
Rajab 145018 November 2028same29 days
Sha'ban 145017 December 2028samenull days

Dates are calculated in advance; local announcements can differ by a day.

Sources

Retrieved 20 October 2026.

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