Islamic calendar · Dhul-Hijjah 1448 AH
When are the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah in 2027?
Dhul-Hijjah is the twelfth month of the Hijri calendar, the month of Hajj — the pilgrimage to Mecca performed in the appointed days of the Islamic year. Here are the expected dates of its first ten days.
Short answer
Friday 7 May 2027 to Sunday 16 May 2027 (1 Dhul-Hijjah 1448 AH to 10 Dhul-Hijjah 1448 AH), beginning the evening before, Thursday 6 May 2027.
±1 day · Dates on this page are astronomical (Umm al-Qura) estimates. Dates your community actually observes — especially around Ramadan and the Eids — can differ by a day based on local moon sighting.
Expected Friday 7 May 2027
How this date is set
This date is set by the Islamic lunar calendar, not the Gregorian one. Dhul-Hijjah is the twelfth month of the twelve Hijri months, and each Hijri month runs 29 or 30 days, beginning with the birth of the new moon. Twelve lunar months make a year of 354 or 355 days — about 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year — so the same Islamic date lands about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year.
The Gregorian date shown is the Umm al-Qura calculation: the official Islamic calendar of Saudi Arabia, built from astronomical calculation of the new moon, and the calendar this site's Hijri calendar converter uses. Other communities wait for the new crescent to be seen with the eye, or follow a different country's announcement — so the day your community actually observes can sit a day either side of the estimate. Because the Islamic day begins at sunset, the date begins the evening before the Gregorian day shown.
The ten days run from 1 Dhul-Hijjah to 10 Dhul-Hijjah. For 1448, 1 Dhul-Hijjah is expected on Friday 7 May 2027, so the ten days span 7–16 May, with the Day of Arafah on the 9th (expected Saturday 15 May) and Eid al-Adha on the 10th (expected Sunday 16 May). The whole block moves with the month's start: if your community begins Dhul-Hijjah a day later, shift each date by one day.
First ten days of Dhul-Hijjah 2027 around the years
The same Hijri date, three cycles running. The Hijri year is about 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year, so each cycle lands earlier in the Gregorian calendar.
First ten days of Dhul-Hijjah 2027: expected dates for the surrounding Hijri years
| Hijri date | Expected Gregorian date | Weekday | Notes |
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| 1 Dhul-Hijjah 1447 AH | 18 May 2026 | Monday | previous cycle |
| 1 Dhul-Hijjah 1448 AH | 7 May 2027 | Friday | this page |
| 1 Dhul-Hijjah 1449 AH | 26 April 2028 | Wednesday | next cycle |
All rows are Umm al-Qura estimates; each carries the same ±1 day moon-sighting uncertainty. Generated 2026-08-24.
Frequently asked questions
When do the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah start in 2027?
1 Dhul-Hijjah 1448 AH is expected on Friday 7 May 2027 (Umm al-Qura), with the month beginning the evening before, Thursday 6 May. Moon sighting can shift the start by a day.
When do the ten days end?
On 10 Dhul-Hijjah — Eid al-Adha, expected Sunday 16 May 2027. The Day of Arafah, the 9th, is expected Saturday 15 May 2027.
When did the ten days fall in 2026, and when in 2028?
For 1447: on or around 18–27 May 2026. For 1449: expected 26 April – 5 May 2028.
