Islamic Calendar 2027: Hijri Months and Key Dates (1448–1449)

The Islamic (Hijri) calendar is lunar: twelve months of 29 or 30 days, about 354 days in a year. That is why Ramadan, the two Eids and every other Islamic date move about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. This page lays out the whole of 2027 in one place: the months of 1448 and the start of 1449, and the expected dates of the events most people plan around.

All dates below are expected. They follow the Umm al-Qura calendar; the actual date in your country depends on moon sighting or the local authority and may differ by a day. For the live, always-updated version, use the Hijri date converter.

Umm al-Qura calendar. Expected: the actual date in your country depends on moon sighting and may differ by a day. An Islamic day begins at sunset (Maghrib), so the evening before a date already belongs to it.

2027 at a glance

Ramadan 1448 is given 29 days in the Umm al-Qura calendar (8 February – 8 March 2027). Countries that complete thirty days, or that sight the Shawwal crescent a day later, will celebrate Eid on Wednesday 10 March. Full details are on the Ramadan 2027 page and the Eid al-Fitr 2027 page.

The twelve months of 1448 and the start of 1449

The Qur'an states that the number of months with Allah is twelve, four of them sacred (9:36). The four sacred months are Dhul Qa'dah, Dhul Hijjah, Muharram and Rajab. For the meaning of each name and what happens in each month, see the Islamic months.

The months from Muharram to Jumada al-Akhirah 1448 are given approximately because they fall in 2026; the Hijri converter gives the exact calculated date for any day.

How to read these dates

The Islamic day begins at sunset

A Hijri date starts at Maghrib the evening before the Gregorian date shown. "1 Ramadan = Monday 8 February" means Ramadan begins at sunset on Sunday 7 February: the first tarawih is prayed that Sunday evening, and the first fast begins at Fajr on Monday. The same applies to the odd nights of Ramadan and to the night of Eid. The Hijri calendar explained page goes through this in detail.

Calculated vs sighted

Umm al-Qura is a calculated calendar. It fixes the month start by the position of the moon at Makkah, so it can be printed years in advance. Many countries (Morocco, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia and others) announce each month only after a confirmed sighting of the crescent, following the hadith to fast when you see it and break the fast when you see it, and to complete thirty days if it is hidden (Bukhari 1909 / Muslim 1081). Turkey and several European bodies use astronomical calculation with their own criteria. The result is that two neighbouring countries can start Ramadan a day apart. Moon sighting explained describes why.

Dates for planning

For booking holiday from work, school permissions or masjid programmes, the safe approach is:

• Ramadan start: plan for Monday 8 February 2027, with Sunday 7 February as a possible early start in a few countries (unlikely, but possible if a sighting is accepted on the evening of 6 February).
• Eid al-Fitr: block both Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 March 2027 if you can.
• Eid al-Adha: block Sunday 16 and Monday 17 May 2027.
• Ashura: Tuesday 15 June or Wednesday 16 June 2027.

Worked example: how many days until Ramadan?

From 22 October 2026 (1 Jumada al-Ula 1448, approximately) to 8 February 2027 is 109 days. Counting in Hijri months: the rest of Jumada al-Ula, then Jumada al-Akhirah, Rajab and Sha'ban, about three and a half lunar months. If you want to prepare, the Ramadan preparation checklist is built around exactly this run-up, starting from Rajab.

Fasting days through the year

Beyond Ramadan, the calendar carries a number of recommended fasts, each covered in its own guide:

• Six days of Shawwal: any six days from 2 Shawwal, i.e. from 10 March 2027.
• The first nine days of Dhul Hijjah: 7–15 May 2027, especially the Day of Arafah on 15 May.
• Ashura: 15 June 2027, with the 9th (14 June) recommended alongside it.
• The white days, 13–15 of each month, and Mondays and Thursdays.

Why the dates shift every year

A lunar month is the time from one new moon to the next, about 29.53 days. Twelve of them make about 354.4 days, so the Hijri year is 10–12 days shorter than the solar year. Ramadan 2026 began around 18 February; Ramadan 2027 begins around 8 February; Ramadan 2028 is expected around 28 January. Over about 33 years Ramadan moves through every season and returns to the same Gregorian dates. This is also why Ramadan 2027 brings short fasts in Europe and North America (11–13 hours) and long ones in the southern hemisphere; see the fast length comparison.

The Qur'an mentions the crescents as timings for people and for the Hajj (2:189), and the phases of the moon as a way to know the number of years and the reckoning (10:5). The calendar above is that reckoning, laid out for one year.