Islamic calendar

The Hijri calendar is lunar: each month begins with the new crescent and lasts 29 or 30 days. Below you will find today’s Hijri date, the coming Islamic holidays and the months of the current year, according to the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia.

Today in the Hijri calendar29 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH

Upcoming Islamic holidays

OccasionHijriDate
Isra’ and Mi‘raj27 Rajab 1448 AHTuesday 5 January 2027
Middle of Sha‘ban15 Sha‘ban 1448 AHSaturday 23 January 2027
Start of Ramadan1 Ramadan 1448 AHMonday 8 February 2027
Laylat al-Qadr27 Ramadan 1448 AHSaturday 6 March 2027
Eid al-Fitr1 Shawwal 1448 AHTuesday 9 March 2027
Day of Arafah9 Dhu al-Hijjah 1448 AHSaturday 15 May 2027
Eid al-Adha10 Dhu al-Hijjah 1448 AHSunday 16 May 2027
Islamic New Year1 Muharram 1449 AHSunday 6 June 2027
Day of Ashura10 Muharram 1449 AHTuesday 15 June 2027
Mawlid an-Nabi12 Rabi‘ al-Awwal 1449 AHSaturday 14 August 2027

Dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar. Countries that rely on sighting the crescent may begin a month one day later (or earlier).

The months of 1448 AH

MonthStarts onDays
Muharram16 June 202629
Safar15 July 202630
Rabi‘ al-Awwal14 August 202629
Rabi‘ al-Thani12 September 202630
Jumada al-Ula12 October 202630
Jumada al-Akhirah11 November 202629
Rajab10 December 202630
Sha‘ban9 January 202730
Ramadan8 February 202729
Shawwal9 March 202730
Dhu al-Qa‘dah8 April 202729
Dhu al-Hijjah7 May 202730

Hijri calendar 1448: month by month

Muharram 1448
16 June – 14 July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
116/6217/6318/6419/6520/6621/6
722/6823/6924/61025/61126/61227/61328/6
1429/61530/6161/7172/7183/7194/7205/7
216/7227/7238/7249/72510/72611/72712/7
2813/72914/7
Safar 1448
15 July – 13 August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
115/7216/7317/7418/7519/7
620/7721/7822/7923/71024/71125/71226/7
1327/71428/71529/71630/71731/7181/8192/8
203/8214/8225/8236/8247/8258/8269/8
2710/82811/82912/83013/8
Rabi‘ al-Awwal 1448
14 August – 11 September 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
114/8215/8316/8
417/8518/8619/8720/8821/8922/81023/8
1124/81225/81326/81427/81528/81629/81730/8
1831/8191/9202/9213/9224/9235/9246/9
257/9268/9279/92810/92911/9
Rabi‘ al-Thani 1448
12 September – 11 October 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
112/9213/9
314/9415/9516/9617/9718/9819/9920/9
1021/91122/91223/91324/91425/91526/91627/9
1728/91829/91930/9201/10212/10223/10234/10
245/10256/10267/10278/10289/102910/103011/10
Jumada al-Ula 1448
12 October – 10 November 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
112/10213/10314/10415/10516/10617/10718/10
819/10920/101021/101122/101223/101324/101425/10
1526/101627/101728/101829/101930/102031/10211/11
222/11233/11244/11255/11266/11277/11288/11
299/113010/11
Jumada al-Akhirah 1448
11 November – 9 December 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
111/11212/11313/11414/11515/11
616/11717/11818/11919/111020/111121/111222/11
1323/111424/111525/111626/111727/111828/111929/11
2030/11211/12222/12233/12244/12255/12266/12
277/12288/12299/12
Rajab 1448
10 December – 8 January 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
110/12211/12312/12413/12
514/12615/12716/12817/12918/121019/121120/12
1221/121322/121423/121524/121625/121726/121827/12
1928/122029/122130/122231/12231/1242/1253/1
264/1275/1286/1297/1308/1
Sha‘ban 1448
9 January – 7 February 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
19/1210/1
311/1412/1513/1614/1715/1816/1917/1
1018/11119/11220/11321/11422/11523/11624/1
1725/11826/11927/12028/12129/12230/12331/1
241/2252/2263/2274/2285/2296/2307/2
Ramadan 1448
8 February – 8 March 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
18/229/2310/2411/2512/2613/2714/2
815/2916/21017/21118/21219/21320/21421/2
1522/21623/21724/21825/21926/22027/22128/2
221/3232/3243/3254/3265/3276/3287/3
298/3
Shawwal 1448
9 March – 7 April 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
19/3210/3311/3412/3513/3614/3
715/3816/3917/31018/31119/31220/31321/3
1422/31523/31624/31725/31826/31927/32028/3
2129/32230/32331/3241/4252/4263/4274/4
285/4296/4307/4
Dhu al-Qa‘dah 1448
8 April – 6 May 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
18/429/4310/4411/4
512/4613/4714/4815/4916/41017/41118/4
1219/41320/41421/41522/41623/41724/41825/4
1926/42027/42128/42229/42330/4241/5252/5
263/5274/5285/5296/5
Dhu al-Hijjah 1448
7 May – 5 June 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
17/528/539/5
410/5511/5612/5713/5814/5915/51016/5
1117/51218/51319/51420/51521/51622/51723/5
1824/51925/52026/52127/52228/52329/52430/5
2531/5261/6272/6283/6294/6305/6

Hijri calendars by year

Islamic holidays and occasions

How the Hijri calendar works

The Islamic year has twelve lunar months and 354 or 355 days, about eleven days fewer than the solar year. Islamic holidays therefore move through the seasons: Ramadan falls in February in 2027 and will reach the heart of winter in the early 2030s.

Four months are sacred: Muharram, Rajab, Dhu al-Qa‘dah and Dhu al-Hijjah (Qur’an 9:36). Years are counted from the Hijra of the Prophet ﷺ to Madinah in 622 CE.

The Umm al-Qura calendar, used officially in Saudi Arabia, is calculated in advance from the moon’s position. For Ramadan and the two Eids, many countries confirm the start of the month by sighting the crescent, so local dates can differ by a day.

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