Islamic Calendar 2027

Islamic calendar: every key date for 1448 and 1449

The Gregorian year 2027 spans the end of 1448 AH and the start of 1449 AH. Ramadan 1448 is expected to begin on Monday 8 February 2027, Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday 9 March, and Eid al-Adha on Sunday 16 May 2027.

Every date here is an expected date. The Islamic calendar is lunar, and no calendar can tell you in advance whether a month will run 29 or 30 days.

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The big three

The dates most people are looking for

Ramadan begins

Mon 8 Feb 2027

1 Ramadan 1448

Eid al-Fitr

Tue 9 Mar 2027

1 Shawwal 1448

Eid al-Adha

Sun 16 May 2027

10 Dhul Hijjah 1448

Full list

Islamic dates falling in 2027

Occasion	Hijri date	Expected Gregorian date
Isra and Mi’raj	27 Rajab 1448	Tuesday 5 January 2027
Laylatul Bara’ah, Shab-e-Barat	15 Sha’ban 1448	Saturday 23 January 2027
Ramadan begins	1 Ramadan 1448	Monday 8 February 2027
Last ten nights begin	Night of 21 Ramadan 1448	Evening of Saturday 27 February 2027
Laylatul Qadr, 27th night	Night of 27 Ramadan 1448	Friday 5 into Saturday 6 March 2027
Eid al-Fitr	1 Shawwal 1448	Tuesday 9 March 2027
Dhul Hijjah begins, first ten days	1 Dhul Hijjah 1448	Friday 7 May 2027
Day of Arafah	9 Dhul Hijjah 1448	Saturday 15 May 2027
Eid al-Adha, Qurbani	10 Dhul Hijjah 1448	Sunday 16 May 2027
Qurbani days end	12 Dhul Hijjah 1448	Tuesday 18 May 2027
Islamic New Year, 1449 AH	1 Muharram 1449	Sunday 6 June 2027
Day of Ashura	10 Muharram 1449	Tuesday 15 June 2027
Mawlid an-Nabi	12 Rabi al-Awwal 1449	Saturday 14 August 2027

Read this before you book anything. If the moon of Ramadan is sighted on 9 February rather than 8 February, every Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr date on this page moves forward by one day. Later months can move independently, because each month is sighted on its own. Treat these as planning dates, not confirmed ones.

Month by month

When each Islamic month begins

Useful if you are planning fasts, tracking a lunar year for zakat, or working out when a Hijri anniversary falls.

Hijri month	Expected first day
Sha’ban 1448	Saturday 9 January 2027
Ramadan 1448	Monday 8 February 2027
Shawwal 1448	Tuesday 9 March 2027
Dhul Qa’dah 1448	Thursday 8 April 2027
Dhul Hijjah 1448	Friday 7 May 2027
Muharram 1449	Sunday 6 June 2027

Months after Muharram 1449 depend on several consecutive sightings and are best checked nearer the time rather than planned from a table.

Why dates move

Why no Islamic calendar can be exact

The Gregorian calendar is solar and fixed. The Islamic calendar is lunar, and a lunar month lasts either 29 or 30 days depending on when the new crescent is actually seen. That is roughly eleven days shorter than a solar year, which is why Ramadan moves earlier each year.

Astronomical calculation can predict where the crescent will be to the minute. What it cannot settle is a question of practice, namely whether a month begins on calculation or on a confirmed sighting, and whether a sighting elsewhere counts locally.

A thin new crescent moon in a dark night sky

Communities answer that differently, in good faith, which is why two mosques on the same road can announce Eid on different days. So a calendar like this one is a planning tool. For anything that matters, such as booking leave or arranging Qurbani, allow for a day either side and follow your local mosque.

We will email you when each date is confirmed

Leave your email and we will let you know once the moon sighting confirms Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha 2027, rather than you having to check back.

Giving All Year Round

Sadaqah Jariyah - Charity That Keeps Giving

Whichever date on the Islamic calendar brought you here, charity is not tied to any particular day. Sadaqah Jariyah is ongoing charity - a gift whose benefit continues long after it is given. A water well is a clear example: it is built once, and it goes on serving a community every day for years. If you would like to give, choose your amount below.

Giving Zakat? Work out what you owe with our free Zakat calculator.

Go deeper

Our 2027 date pages

Ramadan 2027When the month begins and ends, and how to prepare before it arrives. Laylatul Qadr 2027Every odd night of the last ten, dated, and why the night starts the evening before. Eid 2027Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha dates, and why they can shift by a day. Zakat calculatorWork out what you owe, with the current gold and silver nisab thresholds.

Giving through the year

What is given, and when

The positions below follow the Hanafi school. Where the Hanafi ruling differs noticeably from what you may read on other charity websites, we have said so plainly rather than leaving it vague.

Zakat al-Fitr, or fitrana

Zakat al-Fitr is given at the end of Ramadan so that those in need can also eat on the day of Eid. In the Hanafi school it is wajib on every Muslim who possesses the nisab beyond their basic needs, given on behalf of oneself and one’s minor children.

Three Hanafi points that matter in practice.
1. You may pay it early. Hanafis permit paying Zakat al-Fitr in advance, during Ramadan, before the obligation itself falls due at dawn on Eid day. This is what makes overseas distribution workable, because the food has to be bought and delivered before Eid morning.
2. If you miss the Eid prayer, it is still owed. Paying before the Eid prayer is preferred and carries the greater reward. But in the Hanafi school the obligation is not written off by the delay. It remains a debt and must still be paid.
3. You may give the value in money. Imam Abu Hanifa permitted giving the monetary value rather than the foodstuff itself. This is why a UK charity can collect cash and buy the food where it is needed, and it is a Hanafi permission rather than a universal one.

The measure in the Hanafi school is half a saa of wheat or its flour, roughly 1.6kg, or one saa of barley, dates or raisins. Wifaqul Ulama publish a national figure for Britain each year, and the 1448 figure lands nearer to Ramadan 2027.

Many people also time their annual zakat on wealth to fall in Ramadan. You can work yours out with our zakat calculator ahead of time.

Qurbani at Eid al-Adha

Qurbani is wajib in the Hanafi school. The other three schools hold it to be a confirmed sunnah. Hanafis hold it to be obligatory on every sane adult Muslim who is not travelling and who possesses the nisab on the days of sacrifice. If that is you, it is not optional.

In the Hanafi school Qurbani is performed over three days: the 10th, 11th and 12th of Dhul Hijjah. For 2027 that is expected to be Sunday 16, Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 May. You may see four days quoted elsewhere, which is the Shafi’i position, so check which school a website is following before you rely on its deadline.

The first ten days of Dhul Hijjah, beginning Friday 7 May 2027, are widely treated as among the best days of the year for good deeds.

Any day of the year

Sadaqah Jariyah, ongoing charity, is not tied to a date. It keeps working long after it is given, which is why so many people direct it towards water.

One gift that works on every date in this calendar

Our desalination plant in Gaza produces clean drinking water every day of the year. Ramadan, both Eids, and all the ordinary days in between.

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Questions

Islamic calendar 2027 FAQs

What Hijri year is 2027?

2027 covers the last part of 1448 AH and the first part of 1449 AH. The Islamic new year, 1 Muharram 1449, is expected on Sunday 6 June 2027.

When is Ramadan 2027?

Ramadan 1448 is expected to begin on Monday 8 February 2027 and end with Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday 9 March 2027, subject to moon sighting.

When is Eid al-Adha 2027, and how long is Qurbani?

Eid al-Adha is expected on Sunday 16 May 2027, with the Day of Arafah the day before on Saturday 15 May. In the Hanafi school Qurbani may be performed on three days, expected to be Sunday 16 to Tuesday 18 May 2027.

Can I pay my fitrana before Eid day?

Yes. The Hanafi school permits paying Zakat al-Fitr in advance during Ramadan, which is what allows a charity to buy and deliver the food before Eid morning. If you pay after the Eid prayer it is still owed and must be paid, though the preferred time has passed.

Can fitrana be given as money rather than food?

In the Hanafi school, yes. Imam Abu Hanifa permitted giving the monetary value in place of the foodstuff. Some other schools require the food itself, which is why charities following different schools word this differently.

Why do Islamic dates move earlier every year?

A lunar year is about 354 days against the solar year of 365, so Islamic dates fall roughly eleven days earlier each Gregorian year. Over about thirty three years a date works its way through every season.

Why does my mosque announce a different date?

Because communities differ on whether a month begins on local sighting, on a sighting elsewhere, or on astronomical calculation. All three positions are held in good faith by qualified scholars. Follow your local mosque.

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All dates on this page are expected dates based on lunar calculation and are subject to the sighting of the moon. Please check with your local mosque or a UK moon-sighting body closer to the time.

Positions given on this page follow the Hanafi school, as understood in the Ahle Sunnah wal Jama’ah tradition. They are general information rather than a fatwa. For anything touching your own circumstances, please check with a scholar you trust.