When is Ashura 2026?
Thursday,
June 25, 2026
Begins at sundown on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 (sunset is 8:30 PM in New York). Local moon sighting can move the start by a day. 141 days ago, counted from Friday, November 13, 2026, US Eastern Time. Hijri year 1448.
- Day of week
- Thursday
- Against 2025
- 10 days earlier
- Hijri year
- 1448
- Days ago
- 141
Why Ashura falls when it does in 2026
Ashura is fixed in the Hijri calendar, which is purely lunar with no leap month at all. Twelve lunar months run about eleven days shorter than a solar year, so the Gregorian date walks steadily backwards through the seasons and returns to the same point roughly every thirty-three years — 10 days earlier than in 2025.
Ashura 2026 on the calendar
| ISO week number, Monday to Sunday | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | |||||||
| 24 | |||||||
| 25 | |||||||
| 26 | Ashura | ||||||
| 27 |
Within a week of Ashura in 2026
Which dates fall near Ashura changes every year, because the calendars move against each other.
- Juneteenth National Independence DayFri, Jun 19
- Father's DaySun, Jun 21
- LithaSun, Jun 21