Islamic calendar · Ramadan 1448 AH
When is Ramadan in 2027?
Ramadan is the ninth Islamic month, during which Muslims fast from dawn to sunset. Here is when Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin, with a countdown and the surrounding years.
Short answer
Monday 8 February 2027 (1 Ramadan 1448 AH), with the date beginning the evening before, Sunday 7 February 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 Monday 8 February 2027
How this date is set
This date is set by the Islamic lunar calendar, not the Gregorian one. Ramadan is the ninth 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 month begins when the Ramadan crescent is calculated (or seen) after Sha'ban completes 29 or 30 days. By the Umm al-Qura estimate, Sha'ban 1448 runs 30 days, so 1 Ramadan falls on Monday 8 February 2027 with fasting commonly beginning that day — and communities that rely on physical sighting may start Tuesday 9 February instead. Plan travel, leave, and qada fasts with one flexible day on each side.
Ramadan 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.
Ramadan 2027: expected dates for the surrounding Hijri years
| Hijri date | Expected Gregorian date | Weekday | Notes |
|---|
| 1 Ramadan 1447 AH | 18 February 2026 | Wednesday | previous cycle |
| 1 Ramadan 1448 AH | 8 February 2027 | Monday | this page |
| 1 Ramadan 1449 AH | 28 January 2028 | Friday | 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 does Ramadan start in 2027?
1 Ramadan 1448 AH is expected on Monday 8 February 2027 (Umm al-Qura), with the month beginning the evening before, Sunday 7 February, and fasting commonly beginning Monday. Moon sighting can shift the start by a day.
When does Ramadan 2027 end?
Ramadan 1448 is expected to be 29 days, so its last day is Monday 8 March 2027 and the month ends at sunset that evening, with Eid al-Fitr expected on Tuesday 9 March 2027.
When was Ramadan in 2026, and when is it in 2028?
Ramadan 1447 began on or around 18 February 2026; Ramadan 1449 is expected to begin on 28 January 2028. The eleven-day shift each year is the lunar calendar at work.
